Subject: Cockroaches (Keywords)

Black Baron, Jake's champion racing cockroach, hasn't lost a race and Jake is on top of the world. But then his mum decides to clean up his bedroom and discovers Black Baron in a shoebox under Jake's bed. She calls the pest exterminator and a slapstick tale ensues.

The books in the Bug Books series describe how insects and minibeasts grow, reproduce, move around, feed and use their senses. Simple questions are included and the illustrations are in full colour.

'Bug Books' look at different minibeasts - how they are born, how they move, where to find them and what they eat. They introduce young children to the fascinating world of creepy crawlies.

The authors explore the fascinating natural history and behaviour of cockroaches, describing their various colours and shapes, how they move on land, in water and through the air, habitat use, diet, reproduction and behaviour, and the relationship between cockroaches and microbes, termites as soc...

Come and explore the fascinating world of minibeasts. Each book in the series looks at the anatomy, features and behaviour of the minibeast, introducing information about habitats, reproduction, predators and feeding along the way.