LITTLE

BUSYBODIES

THE LIFE OF CRICKETS, ANTS, BEES

BEETLES, AND OTHER BUSYBODIES

BY

JEANNETTE MARKS

AND

JULIA MOODY

OF MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE

ILLUSTRATED

HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS

NEW YORK AND LONDON

MCMIX

STORY-TOLD SCIENCE

FOR CHILDREN FROM EIGHT TO FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE

Other Books for the Series:

CRUSTY COUSINS: Crabs, Spiders, etc.

SHELL DWELLERS AND URCHINS: Clams, Oysters, Snails, Starfish, Sea Urchins

HATCHING WATER BABIES: Fish and Frogs

BIRD WITS

LITTLE MAMMALS

FLOWERS

A series intended to cover simple types of plant and animal life, arranged in logical order

HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS, N. Y.