cover image Bugs (Popular Science Mini Guides)

Bugs (Popular Science Mini Guides)

Steve Setford, Setford, Steve Stetford. Barnes & Noble, $7.95 (128pp) ISBN 978-1-58663-214-4

Another new series, Popular Science, introduces four pocket-size mini guides with front and back flaps. Divided into sections ""The world of bugs,"" ""The life of bugs"" and ""Guide to bugs"" Bugs by Steve Setford offers full-color artwork and photos highlighting individual insects along with factoid boxes (including name, family, size, etc.) in an easy-to-follow layout. Dinosaurs by Sue Nicholson follows a similar layout. Earth by John Malam and Space by Ian Graham show cross-sections of topography and various aspects of the planets. All books list related Web sites. ( Aug.)