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  • Published: 7 April 2020
  • ISBN: 9781580896863
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $38.00

You're Invited to a Moth Ball

A Nighttime Insect Celebration



RSVP and have a ball--a moth ball--while studying moths in your own backyard!

RSVP and have a ball--a moth ball--while studying moths in your own backyard!

Kids are usually asleep when moths come out at night. But discovering the diverse moth population is simple--stay up late and set up a party for moths! Nature centers and museums host events called moth balls each summer, but kids can create their own right at home. Captivating photographs show how to lure in moths to study them. Direct address to the reader shows kids the magic of science found at home.

  • Published: 7 April 2020
  • ISBN: 9781580896863
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $38.00

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