A heady mix of early Renaissance vitality, the progressive mood of mid-19th-century England, and literary subjects, here are 30 works from John Everett Millais, William Holman Hunt, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Evelyn de Morgan, and more. Each illustration awaits the touch of life from paintbrush, pencil, marker, or fine crayon.
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In Baby Bug Dishes, kids will be amazed to learn about the wide variety of bug dishes that are cooked—and eaten—by people from different cultures all around the globe. Large, eye-popping photos, a colorful map, and fascinating fact boxes on every two-page spread will delight every reader.

From plump, sweet honey ants to dragonflies fried on a stick, the insects served up in this volume are considered delicious treats around the world. Each spread pairs standout color photos of bug-based dishes with a short, lively description of how and where the six-legged delicacies are prepared and enjoyed. An appended world map extends the geography exercise with an at-a-glance view of each featured country. A few spreads will answer young readers’ inevitable questions about taste.

Many people find centipedes creepy because of their many sets of legs, but these little creatures can also inflict some serious pain. Centipedes have poisonous claws that they use to capture prey and fight off enemies. The claws can be quite painful for a human, but rarely deadly. These are just some of the startling facts children will discover as they explore the strange and unusual world of these creepy crawlers.