The Life Cycle of a Praying Mantis

Andrew Hipp

The Rosen Publishing Group, 2002 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 24 pages

Each book in this series follows a different creature: the mouse, the praying mantis, the duck, the painted turtle, the earthworm, and the snail, from embryo to babyhood, reproduction, and adulthood. Students will learn about each creature's life span, physiology, and habitat as well as where each one fits into its larger ecosystem.

Contents

• Young Nymphs: 33
• Changes While Growing 9: 40
• Looking for Mantids 22: 50

About the author

Andrew Hipp is the plant systematist and herbarium curator at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. He is the author of several natural history books for children, a field guide to spring woodland wildflowers of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum, and scientific articles on the taxonomy and evolution of Carex. Rachel D.Davis received her M.F.A. in printmaking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Dwight Kuhn has a degree in biology and taught school for eighteen years. His interest in photography and nature led him to be the sole photographer for 167 printed nature books for children. His work has appeared in more than 60 photo essays featured in major magazines such as: Audubon, Natural History, GEO, Smithsonian, National Geographic, National Wildlife, and Ranger Rick. His books have won several awards including SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Literature, Animal Behavior Society's Outstanding Children's Book Award, John Burrough's Book Award, New York Times Review, Editor's Choice, Parent's Choice Gold Award and Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children. Dwight is sharing his photographs and design skills to make eBooks for children.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Life Cycle of a Praying Mantis; Great Earth Science Projects; Life cycles library, Andrew Hipp
• Author: Andrew Hipp
• Photographs by: Dwight Kuhn
• Illustrated by: Dwight Kuhn
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, 2002
• ISBN: 0823958671, 9780823958672
• Length: 24 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Insects, Spiders, etc; Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Zoology