Easy-to-read text, bright, colorful design, and oversized, close-up photos bring readers into the wonderful world of dragonflies! This book describes a dragonfly’s body parts, eating habits, habitats, and defense mechanisms. Covered in detail is the dragonfly’s life cycle, as the insect changes from egg to nymph to adult. Readers will learn what makes dragonflies one of the insect world’s powerful predators. The book concludes with the contribution and importance of dragonflies to the natural world. Labeled diagrams help readers understand a dragonfly’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.