The Cicadas Are Coming!

<p> When a million bugs come out of the ground at once children pay attention. Periodical cicadas don't disappoint. Almost every animal in the area fills its stomach. Then after a month the feast and the cacophony suddenly stops. </p><p> This book is about one of the oddest insect life cycles on the planet the periodical or 17-year cicada.</p><p> The beautiful photographs and engaging text bring to life every aspect of this insect's life from a unique view of the eggs inside a twig to its transformation to the noisiest insect around. Author Doug Wechsler once again brings the natural world in focus for children.</p>