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    Cicadas
    Cicadas
    Cicadas
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    Cicadas

    By Colleen Sexton

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    Cicadas are one of few insects that are easily recognizable simply by the sound they make. The male’s song can be heard in summer, when female cicadas are ready to lay eggs. Listen up and discover how cicadas grow and shed their skin, find food, and get ready to sing their song!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBellwether Media
    Release dateJan 1, 2007
    ISBN9781612111711
    Cicadas
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    Colleen Sexton

    Colleen Sexton is an author and editor who has lived in the Twin Cities area most of her life. She has written more than 100 nonfiction books for kids on topics ranging from the weather to space to animals. As a children's book editor, she developed geography books about the United States, as well as countries and cultures around the world.

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      This book describes the life process of cicadas and how they eat tree sap.Teachers could use this book to explain the ever popular "jar flies," or cicadas. Children love these insects.

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