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Ladybug Books
http://ladybugbook.tripod.com/id41.html
"Ladybug's Roses and the Pharaoh of Egypt," a whimsical read-aloud story for grades K through 2—or read alone for grades 3 through 6.

Cornell University
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/predators/
hippodamia.html
General information, including life cycle and habitat, with an integrated pest management slant. Appropriate for grades 7 through 12.

Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/insects/
Ladybug.shtml
A fun page with lots of neat facts (including ladybugs in space) and a print-out to read and color. Grades K through 6.

Lady Bugs
Main Farmhouse Journal
http://www.crabcoll.com/journal/ladybug.html
"Ladybug Invasion! Or, a Huddle of Ladybugs is upon us." Get in the mood to teach about ladybugs with this funny, true story of ladybug infestation. Sandwiched between you'll find lots of information, practical and educational, to pass on to your students, including ladybug lore, fairy tales, and rhymes.