Insects book for preschoolers
Preschool Books About Insects
Pick a bug any bug and most like you’ll have an eager preschooler ready with questions and observations. Let’s give those little creatures some love. We are exploring preschool books about insects today.
According to National Geographic, “insects have three pairs of jointed legs, segmented bodies, an exoskeleton, one pair of antennae, and (usually) one or two pairs of wings.”
First, let’s say that all true bugs are insects, but not all insects are true bugs. Some of these books include bugs that are not insects.
All About Insects Books for Preschoolers
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A Good Place by Lucy Cousins follows some insects around as they try to find a good home. Guess where that good place is? Yes, a garden.
Beetle Bop by Denise Fleming is a rhythmic read featuring all sorts of beetles from small to big and chewing and sawing beetles.
I was absolutely fascinated reading 13 Ways to Eat a Fly by Sue Heavenrich. Learn about all the different predators that eat flies and how they eat them as you can down from thirteen. A fascinating pick for older preschoolers.
A must series for insects is Elise Gravel’s The Disgusting Critters Series. It’s amazing. Here we have Head Lice. (I bet you just scratched your head.) Fascinating, funny, and informative. You can also check out The Cockroach, The Mosquito, or The Fly.
Backyard Books is also a great introductory science series for preschoolers. Try Are You a Beetle? by Judy Allen. The text has students imagine they are a certain animal and describes what the life of that animal entails. There is also Are You an Ant?, Are You a Grasshopper?, Are You a Dragonfly?, and many more.
My Awesome Summer by P. Mantis by Paul Meisel is a cute story about a summer in the life of a praying mantis told from the perspective of the creature. This one works well for older preschoolers.
Bug Hotel by Usborne is a fun lift-the-flap book full of facts and discoveries.
You can even learn how to make a home for your favorite insects.
I’ll give you three clues and you tell me the insect in Heads and Tails Insects by John Canty. A great pick if you are looking for an interactive read-aloud.
Get ready to be an insect detective from finding where insects live to how they make their homes. Check out Insect Detective by Steve Voake. A good pick for older preschoolers.
Nature Heroes Bella Loves Bugsby Jess French is a bit text-heavy for preschoolers, but the text is very conversational and engaging. Learn about social insects, types of bees, the butterfly life cycle and so much more.
Fly! by Karl Newsom Edwards is a quick and funny read about a fly who is trying to figure out how to move. Should it wiggle like a worm? Should it roll like a roly-poly? Hmmm…how does a fly move?
The Fly by Petr Horáček would pair nicely with Fly! mentioned above. This one is also funny. It’s about a fly trying to figure out why no one wants it around.
Home about a poem a day with Cricket in the Thicket: Poems About Bugs by Carol Murray. Learn fun facts about different insects in each poem. Did you know that cicadas spend up to 17 years underground growing into an adult? Wowzers!
Books About Bees
There are some amazing books about bees from how their hives work to how to relocate a whole hive. I have a whole list for you.—> Books About Bees
Butterfly Books for Preschoolers
Another insect that deserves its own book list is the butterfly.—> Books About Butterflies
Eric Carle Insect Books
Eric Carle has many books featuring insects. Here are a few and activities to go with them.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (activities included)
The Lonely Firefly
The Grouchy Ladybug (activities included)
The Very Quiet Cricket
The Very Clumsy Click Beetle
Books About People Who Love Insects or Bugs
The Bug Girl: A True Story by Sophia Spencer is the story of a girl who was teased for loving bugs.
But, a bug-loving community came around to support her. Be you!
Evelyn the Adventurous Entomologist: The True Story of a World-Traveling Bug Hunter by Christine Evans is the story of a girl who loved bugs in a time when girls weren’t supposed to be into bugs or work. But, she turned her passion into a career.
Printable Book List of Preschool Books About Insects
Grab a printable list of the books shared above to take to the library or add to your lesson plans.
Enjoy reading about all the insects with your preschoolers.
20 of the Best Bug and Insect Books for Kids
Here are some of the best bug and insect books for your kids. Your kids will love these selections. Use them in your class library, in your science area, or at circle time.
Are you looking for some books for your insects and bugs theme unit or lesson plan? Here are some insect books for kids that would be great additions to your library.
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Little Kids First Big Book of Bugs
This book has stunning photographs and facts about a variety of creepy crawlies. It’s a great non-fiction addition to your classroom library.
The Beeman
This is a great book about honey bees and beekeeping that is both informative and fun.
Are You a Ladybug?
Did you ever wonder what it would be like to be a ladybug? This beautiful book will help kids understand the life cycle of one of my favorite little insects.
Are You a Butterfly?
This is a beautiful, fact-filled book that will teach your kids about the life cycle of butterflies.
Are You an Ant?
Learn lots of interesting facts about ants with this one.
Are You a Bee?
A great book to help kids learn about bees. It has simple descriptions and great illustrations.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a must-read classic.
Note that a butterfly does not spin a cocoon, but instead forms a chrysalis. I always like to point this fact out as I read.
The Grouch Ladybug
The little ladybug in this book learns that being grouchy isn’t always the best option. This book will help introduce manners and will promote discussion about social behavior.
In the Tall, Tall Grass
Denise Fleming provides vibrant illustrations and rhythmic text as she takes your kids on a tour of the backyard. This book might inspire them to explore their own backyard to find all kinds of creatures.
Waiting for Wings
Lois Ehlert’s bright illustrations will captivate your kids. The simple story tells the story of a butterfly’s life cycle.
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!
This is an adorable book with brightly colored collage illustrations. A bug chart at the back provides real-world comparisons so that readers know exactly how big each bug is. The book also includes a chart with fun facts such as the number of legs, where the bugs live, whether they fly, and if they sting.
The Bug Book
This is a great bug book with wonderful photographs and fun rhymes……”Fast bugs, slow bugs, off they go bugs.”
Bugs A to Z
This book combines fantastic photographs, interesting bug facts, and ABC’s.
Beetle Bop
The rhythmic text and gorgeous artwork in this book make it a fun way to learn about beetles. This is a great circle time book….and a favorite of mine.
Monarch Butterfly
Follow the life cycle of the monarch butterfly in this beautifully illustrated book.
A Butterfly is Patient
The lyrical text, phenomenal illustrations, and butterfly facts are combined into a beautiful book about butterflies. Each page begins with “A butterfly is….” sentence then includes 2-4 fact sentences. The book can easily be adapted for kids with shorter attention spans by reading fewer facts.
The Best Bug Parade
This is a great bug-themed book that will also help children learn size relationships. Although the book is without a plot, it will promote discussions about
- Big, bigger, biggest
- Small, smaller, smallest
- Long, longer, longest.
- Short, shorter, shortest.
I hope that this list of insect books for kids helps you out. Do you have some favorite books that you use during your insects and bugs study? I would love to hear about them. Check out these additional books for preschoolers.
Are you looking for additional insect-themed activities? Check out the following resources in my store:
Books about insects for children
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July 17, 2020
Every parent has a thousand questions to answer about the world around them. This fate did not escape our family, so every day we plunge into the world of insects, mosquitoes, beetles and other inhabitants of fields, meadows and forests. nine0013
How does a butterfly work and how do different species differ from each other, what does a honeycomb look like, where does an ant live and what do insects eat? The answers to these and hundreds of other questions about insects can be found in the encyclopedias and books in this collection.
Stefan Kasta. My book of butterflies
The book tells how a butterfly works and how different species differ from each other. It describes more than thirty species of fluttering beauties, thanks to which the book can be used as a guide to butterflies. nine0013
Reichenstetter Friederun. Enas-Book. Informative stories.
This is my favorite series and started our passion for insects. Colorful educational stories tell about the inhabitants of the meadows, bees and ants. Excellent illustrations and a fascinating story about little creatures:
• Where the ant lives.
• Ladybug and other inhabitants of the meadow.
• How a bee lives.
Irina Gurina. How does a butterfly appear? nine0026
A thin book about miraculous transformations from chrysalis to butterfly.
Marlie Delae. Marusya on vacation: At the dacha.
Stories about the girl Marusa on vacation in the countryside. The narrative of the book is fascinating about what insects live in the forest, and how important it is to protect nature. nine0029 Light and simple text, read in one breath. Nice pictures, pages in a strong thick cover.
In this book, our beloved Marusya goes to her friend Anya's dacha. It turns out that Anya's dad is an entomologist, he studies insects. Together with Marusya and Anya, the reader will learn a lot of interesting things about insects, examine bugs under a microscope and through a magnifying glass, and visit the festival of insects.
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Anne Moeller: Nests, holes and pots.
How insects take care of their offspring
We all know very well what anthills and honeycombs look like. But what kind of houses do other insects build for their babies?
A potter's wasp makes real clay pots, a dung beetle rolls sheep dung into balls, and a weevil rolls leaves into a cigar-like tube. About how beautiful and reasonable the "architecture" of these dwellings, tells the book of Anna Möller. nine0013
Mike Unwin. Who lives in our country house. Insects
On the pages of this book the reader will have to guess who is hiding in the picture under stones, leaves or underground. Following the "riddle" is the answer and interesting facts about the insect. nine0029
Jenkins Page.
About tails, noses and ears. Interesting facts about animals
Wonderful book, 32 pages. The first spread depicts noses / ears / eyes / paws with the question of why this part of the body is needed and to whom does it belong? The next spread shows an image of the animals to which the body parts belong. nine0029 An exciting reading game, the whole family guesses the animals and looks at the pictures. Insects include spiders, crickets and mosquitoes.
Angela Weinhold. Who are insects.
This encyclopedia contains many interesting facts from the life of insects: who are insects, how they see, hear and touch what they eat, how they are born and live.
The information is presented easily, captivatingly and very colorfully. And, of course, a lot of opening windows is a joy for any child. nine0029
Dolphin Urvua: My little discoveries.
Workbook
The book tells about the world around us: plants, insects, animals, continents and the Cosmos. It contains more than 50 exciting games and tasks. The child gets acquainted with nature, develops mindfulness, makes crafts and draws. nine0013
Dianna Aston. The beetle is always careful
This book will introduce the little reader to beetles! They live everywhere: underground and on its surface, in water and in the air. But meeting them is not so easy: the beetles are careful. nine0013
In this book, you can look at beetles from different parts of the world and find out how they are born, how they are arranged, how they move and what they eat. Each spread contains interesting facts and beautiful illustrations.
Dianna Aston. Butterfly is not in a hurry
In this book, the child will get acquainted with the most beautiful insects on our planet - butterflies. It is worth noting the beautiful illustrations of the book and the interesting presentation of facts about the life of butterflies. nine0029
Studying insects with my child, finding new books and encyclopedias on the topic, examining bugs in the grass and hunting for butterflies - for me this is an easy way to be with my child, spend time together and enjoy communication. nine0013
Reading books becomes the easiest step to quality communication.
The child sits nearby, listening to his mother's voice, which sounds only for him.
He feels that he is significant and important to the parent. And in the family there is a place for him where he is heard and seen, with his interests and questions to the world. And this feeling of importance helps the baby to spread its wings and ask even more questions about life, find the strength to explore itself and the space around. nine0013
Read with your children and explore the world around you. Let the summer bring you warm joint memories, the energy of learning and creativity together with your child.
7 Best Books for Insect Lovers
We have already told you what to buy for your little insect lover on AliExpress. But a bee costume and a beetle eraser are, of course, fun, but what if the kid is more serious and wants to explore the world of insects, and not play it? There are many useful books and encyclopedias for this. And today we have collected the best of them for you. nine0013
The most visual, interesting, bright and colorful books for those who love insects in our collection together with Real Insects & Ko.
And we'll start with the magazines " REAL INSECTS &KO ".
This is a real find for those who want to learn as much as possible about the world of bugs, spiders and other insects.
Each magazine contains a lot of interesting facts with detailed descriptions of what this or that insect looks like, where it lives, what it eats, who its enemies and friends are, etc.
Each magazine comes with a real insect in a protective transparent capsule. So, you can start building your amazing collection!
"Insects and other small animals"
Very bright and colorful encyclopedia about insects of all possible types. The book has three large sections: "Insects", "Spiders" and "Butterflies". Each section has chapters on a specific topic. Where spiders live, how butterflies learned to disguise themselves, which of the insects jumps the farthest, etc.
The illustrations accurately convey the structure and characteristics of insects, and interesting facts supplement children's knowledge of entomology. nine0013
Big book about insects and more
A book for little insect lovers. There is much less information here, but there are a whole bunch of bright pictures. Various tasks are waiting for children - find all the bugs in the picture, count the butterflies, etc. Many small details allow parents and children to return to looking at the book with pleasure. This is almost Wimmelbuch, but still with useful facts!
"The rarest, most beautiful and amazing insects in the world"
Another detailed encyclopedia about the life of insects with interesting and rare facts. With this book, the child will be able to learn about record holders in the world of insects, study their structure with the help of illustrations and learn a lot of information about different species. Here, whole spreads are devoted to one insect, for example, a morpho butterfly or a gray long-horned barbel.
Museum of Living Insects
Stunningly beautiful book with watercolors by Anne de Angelis. Do not expect realism from the drawings - enjoy them, they are beautiful, but you won’t be able to see the structure of the beetle with the help of them. There are chapters on winged and wingless insects, poisonous and good, huge and small, in general, all sorts. With this book, the child will learn a lot of new things and will definitely want to learn even more about insects. nine0013
Insects in 30 Seconds
This book is for preschool children. Cute pictures and interesting tasks will interest kids. We will learn a little about butterflies and, of course, draw them. We read about camouflage and try to find all the bugs in the picture. 30 articles on various insects will allow the child to get acquainted with this wonderful world, but not get tired of it. The book is written in easy and understandable language for children.
“Beautiful and dangerous.
