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1) Chocolate-covered ants

Author

Manes, Stephen

Pub. Date

1990

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 3

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Max and his little brother Adam make a bet abut eating chocolate-covered ants.

2) Bugs for lunch

Author

Facklam, Margery

Pub. Date

[1999]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1

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Rhyming text introduces bug-eating animals such as geckos, trout, or even people. Includes additional facts about each creature.

3) The eat-a-bug cookbook

Author

Gordon, David G

Pub. Date

c1998

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An entomological epicure extraordinaire presents recipes, anecdotes, insights, and culinary tips for preparing grasshoppers, ants, water bugs, spiders, centipedes, and their kin.

4) Beetles, lightly toasted

Author

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds

Pub. Date

1989, c1987

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 5

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Andy's entering the fifth-grade essay contest stirs his imagination to creative heights as he competes with his know-it-all cousin by making recipes with some unusual food sources and testing them on unaware friends and family.

5) Man eating bugs: the art and science of eating insects

Author

Menzel, Peter

Pub. Date

[1998]

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Explores the consumption of spiders, crickets, grubs, scorpions, and dragonflies in thirteen different countries, including Australia, Japan, China, Venezuela, and the United States

6) Eating bugs as sustainable food

Author

McCarthy, Cecilia Pinto

Series

Unconventional Science

Pub. Date

[2020]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1

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Many people enjoy eating meat. But livestock takes up a lot of land and resources. Bugs take less space, water, and food. They are also more nutritious than meat. Eating Bugs as Sustainable Food looks at the science behind raising and eating bugs and why eating bugs might help feed more people around the world. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject.

7) Bugs for breakfast: how eating insects could help save the planet

Author

Boone, Mary

Pub. Date

[2022]

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Introduces middle-grade readers to the insect specialties and traditions around the globe. They'll discover how nutritious bugs can be and why dining on insects is more environmentally friendly than eating traditional protein sources. Kids will see how making small changes in their own diets could help ensure no one goes hungry, and they can start with 13 tasty insect recipes.