Insect Pets: Catching and Caring for Them

by Carla Stevens, Karl W. Stuecklen

A guide to capturing and caring for seven insects such as water striders, antlions, and fireflies. Includes directions for constructing homes for the insects and observing them.

96 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

Reviews

[Charles]

This book has some really pretty cool ideas for experiments for children to do with insects. It encourages catching them wild, which is generally frowned upon, though for things like antlions it's more of a grey area. I might use some of these experiments with my students later on.