Evil enchantress Su-ling placed a curse on the kingdom that, upon her demise, would trigger the unleashing of a swarm of highly destructive, magically enhanced stink bugs on their crops, threatening their food supply and very survival. When the curse is enacted, Su-ling's good sister Ya-Mei, seeing the desperate situation, grants Ru-lan power over insects, a power helps the young prince save the kingdom from starvation.

Though stink bugs weren’t introduced to the United States until the 1990s, this invasive species has spread to nearly every state in the country. Their biggest enemies? Farmers who don’t like them feeding on crops and fruits. Readers don’t need to smell a squished stink bug to understand the harm they can cause not only to crops, but also to native species. The main content and fact boxes discuss how the stink bugs ended up in the United States and the efforts being made to stop their population from growing even more.

Questions and answers provide information about a variety of bugs, including the stink bug, harlequin bug, and giant water bug.

Introduces the stink bug, describing its physical characteristics, life cycle, habitat, diet, and behavior.

When this insect releases the smell it gets its name from, predators run away as fast as possible! There are thousands of different stink bugs that live all over the world. Get a first look at the different kinds of stink bugs, what they eat, and when they resort to releasing their stink.

Nozomi and the others try to save Mutsumi and Marika Sensei from the nest of the ground spider. Taking refuge in the nearby temple, they're faced with yet another threat. But the long-awaited rescue boat finally touches down on the island!!

YOU are Greenville's only hope. You choose which path you take. You can fail your mission or succeed your wildest expectations. But beware, within these pages lies great danger - giant bugs, ants, ladybirds, praying mantises and more. You might come to a grizzly end, or be transformed but whatever happens a real hero keeps fighting, even after they fail. Are you ready?Discover a world of spies and giant insects and danger. Solve problems. Decipher code. You must defeat the Bugman, the evil villain turning insects into monsters, or die spectacularly. On the way, you never know what will happen - you might be caught in a sand trap with a waiting antlion, fly on beautiful giant butterflies, become an explorer or a time traveller or a spy. There are over 25 endings, from gloriously funny, to heroic, to splatter-horror. What path do you want to take?Warning: this story contains a mix of real and fictional science.

From Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants, and acclaimed artist Dan Santat, a thrilling friendship adventure with all-new full-color illustrations and mini-comics throughout! Having a big best friend isn't always big fun...Ricky Ricotta loves his Mighty Robot. They do everything together, but it's sometimes hard for a small mouse to have such a big buddy! If only the Mighty Robot could find someone his own size to play with, Ricky might finally have some fun by himself.Little does Ricky know, his wish is about to come true. Evil Uncle Unicorn has a top-secret plan to trap the Mighty Robot so that he can take over Earth, and he's got a giant surprise in store. Once again, it's up to Ricky to save the planet -- and his best friend!