"This new and updated edition presents the latest scientific information on ladybugs in language accessible for young readers through bright illustrations, informative diagrams, and easy-to-read text. Kids will rethink what they know about the little red bug while being introduced to biology vocabulary and environmentalism. See the ladybug grow from an egg to an adult. Explore just some of the different colorings and markings from the thousands of...

On a warm sunny day at the end of summer, a ladybug lays her little yellow eggs on a leaf. Soon each egg hatches into a tiny larva with a huge appetite for aphids. Despite the dangers of ants and praying mantises, the larvae thrive and grow big. Hard shells form around them, and when they break through these shells, they are ladybugs at last. Follow the life of one bright beetle as she journeys from the egg to adulthood.

What is a baby ladybug called? What keeps a ladybug's wings safe? Young readers will discover these facts and more in Ladybugs, an Exploring Life Cycles book.

Learn basic facts about ladybugs.

Follow die-cut trails an go on a counting adventure! From one little ladybug with cutaway spots to ten yellow ducklings with tactile tummies, count and feel the garden friends in the animal-packed number rhyme.