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Mosquito Bite
Hardback
Main Details
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Mosquito Bite
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Alexandra Siy
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Illustrated by Dennis Kunkel
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:32 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 236,Width 240 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781570915918
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| Classifications | Dewey:595.772 |
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Publishing Details |
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Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
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| Imprint |
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
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| Publication Date |
1 July 2005 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
"READY-OR-NOT-HERE-I-COME." The boy listens. The girl is getting closer. Suddenly, there's another sound. A droning buzz. Something else is looking for the boy. The seeker is a mosquito, Culex pipiens, and her search is a matter of life and death. She must find food-blood-to nourish the hundreds of tiny eggs inside her body. Black-and-white photographs show the children's game of hide-and-seek, while astonishing micrographs show Culex and her world as seen through an electron microscope. Zoom in for a close-up view- A blade of grass looks like a menacing field of spines. A mosquito's eye becomes a bundle of tightly packed tubes. Discover the life story of a mosquito from a truly larger-than-life point of view.
Author Biography
"READY-OR-NOT-HERE-I-COME." The boy listens. The girl is getting closer. Suddenly, there's another sound. A droning buzz. Something else is looking for the boy. The seeker is a mosquito, Culex pipiens, and her search is a matter of life and death. She must find food-blood-to nourish the hundreds of tiny eggs inside her body. Black-and-white photographs show the children's game of hide-and-seek, while astonishing micrographs show Culex and her world as seen through an electron microscope. Zoom in for a close-up view- A blade of grass looks like a menacing field of spines. A mosquito's eye becomes a bundle of tightly packed tubes. Discover the life story of a mosquito from a truly larger-than-life point of view.
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