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Fireflies Information for Kids: Resources

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Books

A Firefly Named Torchy by Bernard Waber

ages 4-8

Leo the Lightning Bug by Eric Drachman

ages 4-8

Ten Flashing Fireflies by Philemon Sturges

ages 4-8

Fireflies by Julie Brinckloe

ages 4-8

Fireflies in the Night by Julie Hawes

ages 4-8

The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle

ages 4-8

The Night of the Fireflies by Karen B. Winnick

ages 5-11

Fireflies by Sally Walker

ages 8-12

Beacon, the Bright Little Firefly by Joe Troiano

ages 3-6


Websites

The Firefly Files
Wisconsin DNR Environmental Education for Kids website
Lightning Bugs
The San Diego Natural History Museum: Living Lights:
What Makes a Firefly Glow?
Ohio Sate Parks: Flickering Fireflies:
University of Kentucky Entomology for Kids:
Signs of Spring, Journey North: Firefly Decoder:



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