Common thought places cicadas as tree dwellers; these odd insects actually live most of their lives underground. This book details the bizarre life cycle of the cicada, including the deposit of hundreds of eggs on a tree branch and details of a species that can live 17 years. Fascinating fact boxes provide readers with more strange information, and fun graphic organizers aid understanding. Full-color photographs enhance easy-to-understand language and science content.

Buzz buzz -- Friend or foe? -- Young cicadas -- Here they come! -- Short life -- Sing me a song -- Mama cicada -- I can't take the noise! -- Periodical cicadas.