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Across Insects, Spiders, etc, Animals, and Juvenile Nonfiction — 24 books that belong on the same shelf as Fireflies by Christina Leaf.

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A handpicked shelf of strong matches chosen for shared themes, literary overlap, and a broader spread of voices.

The Fascinating Bug Book for Kids 500 Startling Facts! — Krystal Monique Toney

The Fascinating Bug Book for Kids 500 Startling Facts!

Krystal Monique Toney

Themes: Insects, Spiders, etc • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

Build Your Own Deadly Animals — Simon Tudhope

Build Your Own Deadly Animals

Themes: Insects, Spiders, etc • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

Life-Sized Bugs — John Townsend

Life-Sized Bugs

Themes: Insects, Spiders, etc • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

What’s Inside A Flower? And Other Questions About Science & Nature — Rachel Ignotofsky

What’s Inside A Flower? And Other Questions About Science & Nature

Rachel Ignotofsky

Themes: Insects, Spiders, etc • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

I Like Bugs — Margaret Wise Brown

Margaret Wise Brown

Themes: Insects, Spiders, etc • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

There Are No Ants in This Book — Rosemary Mosco

There Are No Ants in This Book

Themes: Insects, Spiders, etc • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

The Very Lonely Firefly’s Nighttime Friends A Touch-and-Feel Book — Eric Carle

The Very Lonely Firefly’s Nighttime Friends A Touch-and-Feel Book

Themes: Insects, Spiders, etc • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

Hidden Bugs Band 04/Blue — Isabel Thomas

Hidden Bugs Band 04/Blue

Themes: Insects, Spiders, etc • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

1001 Bugs to Spot — Emma Helbrough

1001 Bugs to Spot

Themes: Insects, Spiders, etc • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

The Magic School Bus Presents: Insects: A Nonfiction Companion to the Original Magic School Bus Series — Tom Jackson

The Magic School Bus Presents: Insects: A Nonfiction Companion to the Original Magic School Bus Series

Themes: Insects, Spiders, etc • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

The Mosquito — Elise Gravel

Themes: Insects, Spiders, etc • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

Cicada Symphony — Sue Fliess

Cicada Symphony

Themes: Insects, Spiders, etc • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

The Miniature World of Marvin and James — Elise Broach

The Miniature World of Marvin and James

Themes: Insects, Spiders, etc • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

The Creepiest Animals of the World Book for Kids Shocking Photos and Freaky Facts about the Spookiest Animals on the Planet! — Jack Lewis

The Creepiest Animals of the World Book for Kids Shocking Photos and Freaky Facts about the Spookiest Animals on the Planet!

Themes: Insects, Spiders, etc • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

ABC Bug Book for Kids — Jessica Lee Anderson

ABC Bug Book for Kids

Jessica Lee Anderson

Themes: Insects, Spiders, etc • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

It’s All About . . . Beastly Bugs Everything You Want to Know about Minibeasts in One Amazing Book — Editors of Kingfisher

It’s All About . . . Beastly Bugs Everything You Want to Know about Minibeasts in One Amazing Book

Editors of Kingfisher

Themes: Insects, Spiders, etc • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

Insects Are My Life — Megan McDonald

Insects Are My Life

Themes: Insects, Spiders, etc • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

Alien Invaders — Lynn Huggins-Cooper

Lynn Huggins-Cooper

Themes: Insects, Spiders, etc • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

Silkworms — Martha E. H. Rustad

Martha E. H. Rustad

Themes: Insects, Spiders, etc • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

Butterflies — Jonathan P. Latimer

Jonathan P. Latimer

Themes: Insects, Spiders, etc • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

Mason Meets a Mason Bee An Educational Encounter with a Pollinator — Dawn V Pape

Mason Meets a Mason Bee An Educational Encounter with a Pollinator

Themes: Insects, Spiders, etc • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

Insect Bodies — Molly Aloian

Themes: Insects, Spiders, etc • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

Arboretum Welcome to the Museum — Tony Kirkham

Arboretum Welcome to the Museum

Themes: Insects, Spiders, etc • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

The Life Cycle of an Earthworm — Bobbie Kalman

The Life Cycle of an Earthworm

Themes: Insects, Spiders, etc • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

If Fireflies by Christina Leaf is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Insects, Spiders, etc, Animals, Juvenile Nonfiction and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Krystal Monique Toney, Simon Tudhope, John Townsend, Rachel Ignotofsky, and others.

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