Nature's Way Preschool

With such a wide variety of creatures to choose from, making a list of our favorite arthropod books proved to be quite tricky!  Check out the graphic below for some of our must-read books about crustaceans, insects, arachnids, and more. 1. A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle 2. I'm a Pill Bug by Yukihisa Tokuda 3. A Beetle Is Shy by Dianna Hutts Aston 4. Are You a Centipede? by Judy Allen 5. Hey, Little Ant by Phillip and Hannah Hoose 6. Some Bugs by Angela DiTerlizzi 7. Be Nice to Spiders by Margaret Bloy Graham 8. Soar High, Dragonfly! by Sheri M. Bestor

There are more arthropods on earth than any other animal! But d o you know what an arthropod is?  Arthropods are animals with an exoskeleton, meaning they have their skeleton on the outside! They also have segmented bodies and are cold-blooded.  What arthropods can you find on your hike today? Use the graphics below to help you learn a little more about them and count them as you explore! P.S.- The Trilobite fossils from yesterday are arthropods too!