It describes the important role insects play in the world, emphasizing how they can be helpful to other living things and to the earth as a whole. This can give students a better respect for the insect world. The page layout is very nice with colorful pictures, easy-to-read text features, and a related activity at the end of the book.

Insects are not only helpful to other living things, but they are also beneficial to the earth. How Are Insects Helpful? examines the various roles that insects play: they provide food for other animals, make honey and beeswax, spin cocoons from which silk threads are spun, help pollens and seeds travel, eat garden pests and decomposing plants and animals, and dig tunnels to keep the soil fertile. After reading this book, youngsters will gain a new-found appreciation for insects.