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water boatman

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water boatman: see water bug water bug, name for a large number of water-living bugs , comprising several families of the order Hemiptera (true bugs). All have jointed, sharp, sucking beaks, breathe air, and undergo gradual metamorphosis (see insect ).
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For instance, water boatman bugs can live in low-oxygen water, but stonefly larvae need plenty of oxygen.
Song of the Water Boatman & Other Pond Poems (Houghton) by Joyce Sidman is the 2006 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award winner.
Four titles were cited as Caldecott Honor Books: Rosa (Holt), illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Nikki Giovanni; Zen Shorts (Scholastic) by Jon J Muth; Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems (Houghton) illustrated by Beckie Prange, written by Joyce Sidman; Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride (Schwartz/Atheneum) by Marjorie Priceman.
 
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