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Doug Wechsler, "The Cicadas are Coming! Invasion of the Periodical Cicadas" available 04/26/21

Doug Wechsler, "The Cicadas are Coming! Invasion of the Periodical Cicadas" available 04/26/21

$14.03

EXCLUSIVE TO BIG BLUE MARBLE - Doug will stop by to sign copies for us!

Join us for an event with Doug, for kids and parents, on Wednesday May 5 @ 2 pm

Price includes state and local tax. Book can be picked up at the store or delivered to your home in Northwest Philadelphia. We don’t yet mail books - if you live outside of our delivery area, please visit Bookshop.org to have this great book mailed to you.

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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.

This book is about one of the oddest insect life cycles on the planet the periodical or 17-year cicada.

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.