"In this book, young readers will learn about the diet, life cycle, behavior and habitat of crickets. Special emphasis is placed on the cricket's burrow."--

Tucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought he'd seen it all. But he's never met a cricket before, which really isn't surprising, because, along with his friend Harry Cat, Tucker lives in the very heart of New York City-the Times Square subway station. Chester Cricket never intended to leave his Connecticut meadow. He'd be there still if he hadn't followed the entrancing aroma of liverwurst right into someone's picnic basket. Now, like any tourist...

When a mysterious animal drinks up all sound and leaves the earth frozen and cold, a hidden cricket ushers in the return of spring.

"For many people, cockroaches are the most pesky of pests. Not so for entomologist Frank Nischk. In this funny and fascinating book, Frank reveals his love and admiration for so-called "nasty" creatures like cockroaches, crickets, and more. He shows us that even seemingly terrifying insects are beautiful in their own way--and essential to all life on Earth." -- from Amazon.

A newly hatched cricket has a problem getting his wings to chirp. A very quiet cricket who wants to rub his wings together and make a sound as do so many other animals finally achieves his wish. The cricket's sound is reproduced at the end of the book. Annotation. A small cricket hatches "one warm day," and the other insects greet him. Though the little guy wants very much to respond, nothing happens when he rubs his wings together. Finally, as night...

Firefly doesn't merely want to fly, she wants to touch the moon. Cricket doesn't merely want to sing about baseball, he wants to catch. When these two little creatures with big dreams wander out of Firefly Hollow, refusing to listen to their elders, they find themselves face-to-face with the one creature they were always told to stay away from, a giant. But Peter is a Miniature Giant. They've always been told that a Miniature Giant is nothing but...

Christmas has been cancelled! Or at least it will be if Santa can't find a way to guide his sleigh through a fierce blizzard. Fortunately for him, there's Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Frosty the snowman: When Frosty the snowman is accidentally brought to life, he has several adventures and must outwit the plans of an evil magician in order to find safety at the North Pole. Frosty returns: When a power-hungry tycoon invents a new product that will...

This book is a field guide to crickets, katydids, shieldbacks, coneheads, trigs, and angle-wings across the eastern United States. Full-color illustrations depict each insect in extraordinary detail. Audio CD features songs and calls of 68 species. The mysteries behind the musical chirps, buzzes, and songs of the night are revealed in this guide to night-singing insects. Includes in-depth information on the three main families of these insects--the...

Simple text and photographs describe the physical characteristics and habits of crickets.