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Beetles Vs. Books

That's News to Me

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Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring an article from The Associated Press, students read about how Hungary’s oldest library is disinfecting 100,000 historic books to stop a beetle infestation worsened by climate change. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions, a photo, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
Hungary
beetles
books

Vocabulary

infestation
monastery
sprawling
adhesive
classify
incursion
codices
occupation
hermetically sealed
nitrogen
oblige
conservation
A spinning paper plane