Patrick Perish Books

Cockroaches may be creepy-crawly, but these resilient insects once shared the world with dinosaurs! Eager young readers will find out where cockroaches live, how they grow, and what they eat in this title featuring up close, crisp photography. Photo labels visually define glossary terms and other important words. Captions identify insect behaviors. Picture glossaries offer visual supports. Size diagrams show the actual size of insects. Labeled bubbles call out favorite foods. Labeled bubbles identify insect life spans.

Each termite plays a special role in the colony. A queen termite lays millions of eggs each year! Around the nest, busy worker and dedicated soldier termites swarm. In this title, young readers will learn all about the complex world of termites! Photo labels visually define glossary terms and other important words. Picture glossaries offer visual supports. Size diagrams show the actual size of insects. Special feature boxes call out favorite foods. Special feature boxes identify insect life spans. Simple informational text introduces key details of insects. Well-organized chapters help students identify primary details. Text/photo correspondence aids in learning key details of a text. Table of contents, glossary, index are also included.

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces milkweed bugs to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--

A bumblebee colony is a busy place! The queen bee builds the nest and lays hundreds of eggs. Worker bees float from flower to flower, gathering nectar and helping flowers grow. In this book for beginning readers, students will learn all about the complex world of bumblebees. Photo labels visually define glossary terms and other important words. Captions identify insect behaviors. Picture glossaries offer visual supports. Size diagrams show the actual size of insects. Labeled bubbles call out favorite foods. Labeled bubbles identify insect life spans.

Chirp, chirp! Male crickets rub their wings together to make music. The females listen closely, with eardrums on their legs. These singing insects will enthrall readers in this fact-filled book loaded with vibrant photography. Photo labels visually define glossary terms and other important words. Captions identify insect behaviors. Picture glossaries offer visual supports. Size diagrams show the actual size of insects. Labeled bubbles call out favorite foods. Labeled bubbles identify insect life spans.

"Presents the evidence (or lack therof) and stories of both reported sightings and hoaxes of the large, hairy, man-like creature known as Bigfoot or Sasquatch"--

Presents famous haunted houses such as the Borley Rectory, the White House, and the Amityville horror, and briefly examines the claims, some of which have no scientific explanation and some of which were hoaxes.

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces dragonflies to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces earwigs to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces wasps to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--