A Wasp Builds a Nest: See Inside a Paper Wasp's Nest and Watch It Grow

This book explains how a wasp nest is built in stages, showing the queen’s work and the workers’ construction. Readers see the inside of the growing nest where eggs turn into larvae and emerge as juveniles. As the nest grows, the pages expand. Cross sections reveal the nest’s construction and the wasps’ lives and work. The interior pages of this book are shingled, starting as a partial page and expanding as the story progresses. Despite the disdain they get, wasps pollinate plants and control pests by consuming insects and feeding them to their offspring. This book is marketed for readers ages 5 to 8, but both kids and adults can enjoy learning about how wasps are ecologically important, like bees.

(This book may contain a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and may show mild signs of shelfwear.)