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Molly Aloian

Molly Aloian

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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Aloian, Molly, author

What is an insect? / Molly Aloian.

(Insects close-up)

Includes index.

Issued in print and electronic formats.

ISBN 978-0-7787-1279-4 (bound).--ISBN 978-0-7787-1283-1 (pbk.).--

ISBN 978-1-4271-9365-0 (pdf).--ISBN 978-1-4271-9361-2 (html)

1. Insects--Juvenile literature. I. Title.

QL467.2.A564 2013 j595.7 C2013-904048-X

C2013-904049-8

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Aloian, Molly.

What is an insect? / Molly Aloian.

p. cm. -- (Insects close-up)

Includes index.

ISBN 978-0-7787-1279-4 (reinforced library binding) -- ISBN 978-0-7787-

1283-1 (pbk.) -- ISBN 978-1-4271-9365-0 (electronic pdf) -- ISBN 978-1-4271-

9361-2 (electronic html)

1. Insects--Juvenile literature. I. Title. II. Series: Aloian, Molly. Insects close-

up.

QL467.2.A447 2013

595.7--dc23

2013023439

Synchred Read-Along Version by:

Triangle Interactive LLC

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ISBN-13: 978-1-68444-564-6 (e-book)

Contents

An insect is an animal ..............................4

An invertebrate .........................................6

One, two, three................................8

On the move..............................10

Where do insects live?.............12

Insect food................................14

Baby to adult.............................16

Not an insect.........................18

Insects are important! ........20

Insect hunt.......................22

Learning more................23

Words to know

and Index........................24

An insect is an animal

ladybug

mosquito

An insect is a type of animal. There

are many kinds of insects. Some

insects are tiny. Others are big.

Insects are also different shapes

and colors.

grasshopper

bee

praying

mantis

fly

Look at the insects

on these pages.

All of these insects

have wings. Can

you find their wings?

What do you

t

h

i

n

k

?

dragonfly

butterfly

cockroach

Insects that fly

Most insects have wings. They use

their wings to fly from place to place.

Some insects do not have wings. They

crawl or jump from place to place.

An invertebrate

An insect is an invertebrate . An invertebrate is an

animal that does not have a backbone . A backbone is

a group of bones down the middle of an animals back.

Instead of a backbone, an insect has a hard covering

over its body. This hard covering is called an

exoskeleton .

exoskeleton

Covered up

The exoskeleton

covers an insects

whole body. It even

covers its legs and

head. It helps protect

the insect from

predators . Predators

are animals that

hunt and eat other

animals. Plenty

of animals like to

eat insects!

An exoskeleton protects the

insects body underneath

from getting wet.

One, two, three

thorax

abdomen

Which section are

an insects wings

attached to?

What do you

t

h

i

n

k

?

head

wing

legs

wing

An insects body

has three main

sections. It has a

head, a thorax ,

and an abdomen .

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