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Insect Life Fun Educational Cartoon Book Life of Honey Bee, Ant, Spider, Silkworm, Fly, 1940s Great Illustrations 1st Ed

Insect Life Fun Educational Cartoon Book Life of Honey Bee, Ant, Spider, Silkworm, Fly, 1940s Great Illustrations 1st Ed

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Super 1940's Educational Children's Book, Insect Life, with great fun cartoon strip illustrations that anthropomorphise the insects into amusing characters.

We see the Wedding of the Honey Bee, the Silkworm looking like a Geisha Girl, and the Scourge of the Common House Fly looking like a B.Movie Horror Show!

This Hardback book was published in 1943 for Kemsley Newspapers London, and is the first edition of this text. 'By a combination of Pictures and Words, learning is made easier and more complete.'

It will certainly make learning about Insect Life Fun! Contents: The Life of the Honey Bee, The Silkworm The Spider Insect Camouflage Termites The Story of the Ant The Story of the Colorado Beetle The Story of the Common Fly.

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