This title introduces readers to roaches. Different types of roaches are examined such as German, brown-banded, American, Florida, woods, death’s head, green, sun tiger, rhinoceros, as well as the Madagascar hissing cockroach. Readers will learn about each roach’s body including all the parts of its head, thorax, and abdomen. Where each roach can be found is covered, as are which roaches you may eat! Xtreme facts provide additional information on these interesting insects. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. A&D Xtreme is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.