My Best Nest: A Purple Martin Story
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Can you find the following animals in the book?

LeafBug.jpg

Stink.jpg

Rabbits.jpg

Bee.jpg

LaceWing.jpg

Which one is not an insect?

Which insect is often mistaken for a mosquito?
Can it bite?

Which is a moth that flies in the daytime instead of at night?

What is the little girl helping her grandfather pick in the garden?
What vegetables do you like to eat?

 

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LadyBug.jpg

Moth.jpg

LadyBug2.jpg

CraneFly.jpg

BBee.jpg

How many other insects can you find in the book?

If you found them in a garden, which of them would be:

  • Harmful
  • Innocuous
  • Beneficial?