Giant Wetas

This giant cricket from New Zealand is something right out of a nightmare! The giant weta, also known as the wētāpunga, is only found on the islands off the coast of New Zealand and grows bigger than any cricket in the world! Through this up-close look at the nightmarish giant weta, young readers will learn how wetas survive in the wild and how people are helping them. With achievable text and fact boxes offering more information, young readers will learn why this nightmare bug is so important to the New Zealand ecosystem.