This is a highly popular and long-running series that explores the questions that young readers ask about the world around them in an unrivalled child-friendly style. The conversational format is perfect for delivering solid information in a natural, amusing and imaginative way."I Wonder Why Caterpillars Eat So Much" answers all sorts of questions that children ask about animal life cycles, from the story of a butterfly and the life tale of frogs and tadpoles to more unusual stories such as the lobster, which starts life as a tiny plankton, and the mosquito, which as a larva hangs upside down in water with a 'snorkel' to allow it to breathe air.

 

This book is part of a book series called I Wonder Why .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Pan Macmillan .

Belinda Weber is an experienced author and editor of children's books. She lives in London.

This book has the following chapters: 6-7 Do all living things have babies?; 8-9 Why do some animals have lots of babies?; 10-11 Do plants have babies?; 12-13 Do animals have seeds?; 14-15 Which animals use a to breathe?; 16-17 Do spiders make a pupa?; 18-19 Do fish lay eggs?; 20-21 Do any fish have live young?; 22-23 What is frogspawn?; 24-25 Do reptiles look after their young?; 26-27 Why do birds build nests?; 28-29 Why do mammals have live young?; 30-31 Why do elephant seals fight?