Easy-to-read text, bright, colorful design, and oversized, close-up photos bring readers into the wonderful world of ladybugs! This book describes a ladybug's body parts, eating habits, and defense mechanisms. Covered in detail is the ladybug's life cycle, as the insect changes from egg to larva to pupa to adult. Readers will learn about a ladybug's unique coloring and markings, as well as ladybug habitats and hibernation. The book concludes with the contribution and importance of ladybugs to the natural world. Labeled diagrams help readers understand a ladybug's body parts and life cycle. Other features include a table of contents, fun facts throughout, a question-and-answer page, a glossary with phonetic spellings, and an index. Big Buddy Books is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Group.