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• Animals -- Juvenile literature
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• Arthropoda -- Juvenile literature

• The American Boys' Book of Bugs, Butterflies and Beetles (Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1915), by Daniel Carter Beard (multiple formats at archive.org)
• The Butterfly's Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast, by R. M. Ballantyne, contrib. by William Roscoe (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
• Fairy Frisket; or, Peeps at Insect Life (London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1874), by A. L. O. E.
  • multiple formats at Google
  • multiple formats at archive.org
• The History of Insects (New York: Samuel Wood, 1813) (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
• Insect Adventures: Selections from Alexander Teixeira de Mattos' Translation of Fabre's "Souvenirs Entomologiques" Retold for Young People (New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1917), by Jean-Henri Fabre, ed. by Louise Hasbrouck Zimm, trans. by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, illust. by Elias Goldberg (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
• An Introduction to the Natural History and Classification of Insects, by Priscilla Wakefield (frame-dependent page images at antiquebooks.net)
• Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies (Philadelphia: G. W. Jacobs and Co., 1895), by Henry C. McCook (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
• A Sister's Stories (Kirkby Lonsdale: Arthur Foster; London: L.B. Seeley and Sons, 1833), by Selina Martin (multiple formats at archive.org)
• A Gift for a Little Child (Concord, NH: R. Merrill, 1843) (multiple formats at archive.org)
• A Natural History of Reptiles, Serpents, and Insects (based on Buffon's Natural History; Alnwick: W. Davison, ca. 1820), contrib. by Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon, illust. by Thomas Bewick (multiple formats at archive.org)
• Natural History: or, Uncle Philip's Conversations With the Children About Tools and Trades Among Inferior Animals (New York: Harper and Bros., 1835), by Francis L. Hawks (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)

• A Sister's Stories (Kirkby Lonsdale: Arthur Foster; London: L.B. Seeley and Sons, 1833), by Selina Martin (multiple formats at archive.org)

• The Bee Who Would Not Work (Philadelphia: Pub. for the Public Ledger by P. F. Volland and Co., 1916), by Charlotte B. Herr, illust. by Frances Beem (page images at childrensbooksonline.org)
• The Children's Life of the Bee (New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1919), by Maurice Maeterlinck, ed. by Alfred Sutro and Herschel Williams, illust. by Edward Julius Detmold (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)

Items below (if any) are from related and broader terms.

• Catalogue of Glass Models of Invertebrate Animals, H. A. Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Rochester, N.Y. (Rochester, NY: E.R. Andrews, 1888), by Henry A. Ward (page images at HathiTrust)
• Life and Her Children: Glimpses of Animal Life from the Amoeba to the Insects (New York: D. Appleton, 1881), by Arabella B. Buckley (multiple formats at archive.org)

• A Textbook of Arthropod Anatomy (Ithaca, NY: Comstock Pub. Associates, a division of Cornell University Press, c1952), by R. E. Snodgrass (PDF and EPub with commentary at Cornell Open)

• Insect Architecture (London: Bell and Daldy, 1869), by James Rennie, ed. by J. G. Wood (images at HathiTrust)
• Social Life in the Insect World (London: T. F. Unwin, 1919), by Jean-Henri Fabre, trans. by Bernard Miall (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)

• The Miracle in the Ant, by Hârun Yahya (multiple formats at harunyahya.info)

• New Observations on The Natural History of Bees (London: Printed for J. Anderson, 1806), by François Huber
  • page images at HathiTrust
  • page images at Cornell
• A Practical Treatise on the Hive and Honey-Bee (third edition; New York: C.M. Saxton, 1863), by L. L. Langstroth (multiple formats at archive.org)

• Social Life in the Insect World (London: T. F. Unwin, 1919), by Jean-Henri Fabre, trans. by Bernard Miall (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)

• What Does the Honeybee See? And How Do We Know? A Critique of Scientific Reason (2009), by G. Adrian Horridge (PDF with commentary at ANU E Press)
• The Bee Hunter (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1949), by George Harold Edgell (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Bee-keeper's Directory: or, The Theory and Practice of Bee Culture, in All its Departments, the Result of Eighteen Years Personal Study of Their Habits and Instincts (San Francisco: H. H Bancroft and Co., 1861), by J. S. Harbison (page images at Cornell)
• The Bee-Keeper's Text-Book: or Facts in Bee Keeping; With Alphabetical Index, Being a Complete Reference Book on All Practical Subjects Connected with the Culture of the Honey Bee in Both Common and Movable-Comb Hives, Giving Minute Directions for the Management of Bees in Every Month of the Year, and Illustrating the Nucleus System of Swarming (Cleveland: Viets and Savage, 1864), by N. H. King and H. A. King (page images at Cornell)
• Bramble-Bees and Others, by Jean-Henri Fabre, trans. by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos (Gutenberg text)
• The Feminine Monarchie, or, The Historie of Bees (London: Printed by Iohn Haviland for R. Jackson, 1623), by Charles Butler
  • multiple formats at Google
  • page images at Cornell
• Fifty Years Among the Bees (Medina, OH: A. I. Root Co., 1911), by C. C. Miller (page images at Cornell)
• Het Leven der Bijen (in Dutch; Amsterdam: C. L. G. Veldt, n.d.), by Maurice Maeterlinck, trans. by G. M. van der Wissel-Herderschee (Gutenberg text)
• La Vie des Abeilles (in French; Paris: Bibliothèque-Charpentier, 1901), by Maurice Maeterlinck (Gutenberg text)
• Las Abejas (second edition, in Spanish; Mexico City: Secretaria de Fomento, 1912), by J. de Boer (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Las Abejas (third edition, in Spanish; Mexico City: Secretaria de Fomento, 1916), by J. de Boer (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The Life of the Bee, by Maurice Maeterlinck, trans. by Alfred Sutro
  • HTML at kellscraft.com
  • Gutenberg text
• The Life of the Bee (New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1921), by Maurice Maeterlinck, trans. by Alfred Sutro (page images at HathiTrust)
• Manual of the Apiary (1876), by Albert John Cook (page images at Cornell)
• Mehiläisten Elämä (in Finnish), by Maurice Maeterlinck, trans. by Anna Fieandt (Gutenberg text)
• New Observations on The Natural History of Bees (London: Printed for J. Anderson, 1806), by François Huber
  • page images at HathiTrust
  • page images at Cornell
• ABC de L'Apiculture: Encyclopédie De Tout Ce Qui A Rapport à l'Abeille, Miel, Ruches, Instruments, Plantes Mellifères, etc., Résultats D'observations et d'Expériences De Milliers D'apiculteurs, Contrôlées Ensuite Par Un Travail Pratique Dans Nos Propres Ruchers (second edition, in French; Paris: E. Bondonneau, 1909), by A. I. Root and E. R. Root (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The ABC of Bee Culture: A Cyclopaedia of Everything Pertaining to the Care of the Honey-Bee: Bees, Honey, Hives, Implements, Honey-Plants, etc.; Facts Gleaned From the Experiences of Thousands of Bee Keepers All Over Our Land, Afterward Verified by Practice Work in Our Own Apiary (100th thousand; Medina, OH: A. I. Root Co., 1905), by A. I. Root and E. R. Root (multiple formats at archive.org)
• The American Bee Keeper's Manual: Being a Practical Treatise on the History and Domestic Economy of the Honey Bee (fourth edition; New York: C. M. Saxton and Co., 1857), by T. B. Miner
  • page images at HathiTrust
  • page images at Cornell
• Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes, and Other Papers, by John Burroughs (Gutenberg text)
• A Description of the Bar-and-Frame Hive, Invented by W. Augustus Munn, Esa.; With an Abstract of Wildman's Complete Guide for the Management of Bees Throughout the Year (London: J. Van Voorst, 1844), by W. Augustus Munn, contrib. by Daniel Wildman (page images at Cornell)
• El ABC y XYZ de la Apicultura (in Spanish; Medina, OH: A. I. Root Co., 1914), by A. I. Root and E. R. Root, trans. by Otto Hollender (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Honey-Bee: Its Natural History, Physiology and Management (London: Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1827), by Edward Bevan (page images at Cornell)
• Humanity to Honey Bees: or, Practical Directions for the Management of Honey Bees Upon an Improved And Humane Plan, By Which the Lives of Bees May Be Preserved, and Abundance of Honey of a Superior Quality May Be Obtained (Wisbech, UK: Printed by H. and J. Leach for the author, 1832), by Thomas Nutt (page images at Cornell)
• La Ruche "Minimax", Brevetée S. G. D. G.: Minimum de Travail, Maximum de Rendement, Méthode Perfectionnée d'Apiculture Simpliste, Intensive et Productive (in French; 1920-1921), by P. Bernard
  • 1920 main volume: page images at HathiTrust; US access only
  • 1921 supplement: page images at HathiTrust; US access only
• L'Apiculture Simpliste (2 volumes in French; Paris: Librairie et Imprimerie Horticoles, 1910), by Sylviac (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The Natural History of Bees: Comprehending the Uses and Economical Management of the British and Foreign Honey-Bee, Together With the Known Wild Species, Illustrated By Thirty-six Plates Coloured from Nature, With Portrait and Memoir of Huber (Naturalist's library, Entomology, v6; Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars; et al., 1840), by William Dunbar (page images at Cornell)
• A Treatise Concerning the Right Use and Ordering of Bees: Newlie Made and Set Forth According to the Authors Owne Experience (Which By Any Heretofore Hath Not Been Done (London: T. Orwin for T. Woodcocke, 1593), by Edmund Southerne (page images at HathiTrust)

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