Bugs A Pop-up Journey into the World of Insects, Spiders and Creepy-crawlies
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George McGavin is an author, lecturer, television presenter and explorer. He is an Honorary Research Associate at the world famous Oxford University Museum of Natural History and The Department of Zoology of Oxford University. He has several insect species named in his honour and hopes they survive him. George lives in Ascot, Berkshire. Visit his website at www.georgemcgavin.co.uk.
Jim Kay is the illustrator of the Flaxfield Quartet and won the Kate Greenaway Medal for A Monster Calls, in which he used everything from beetles to breadboards to create interesting marks and textures. He lives in Kettering, Northamptonshire. See more of his work at www.jimkay.co.uk
A sophisticated pop-up guide...stunning illustrations
Books for Keeps
A never-to-be-forgotten science lesson.
The Guardian
Offers plenty of thrills . . . magnificent . . . fascinating detail/
The New York Times Online
a truly absorbing adventure...a thrillingly involving and detailed book experience
Carousel
Beautifully crafted...fascinating
Angels and Urchins
Frightening creepy crawlies leap out of the pages of Bugs, accompanied by explanations of exactly why we need bugs and beautiful illustrations. The un-squeamish eight-plus will love it
- Caroline Franklin, Newbury News Weekly
An amazing feat of paper engineering that really brings the information to life. Jim Kay’s illustrations are beautiful and incredibly detailed . . . a lovely book for browsing and mini-beast fans would enjoy reading it from cover-to-cover
The School Librarian
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Om bidragsyterne
George McGavin is an author, lecturer, television presenter and explorer. He is an Honorary Research Associate at the world famous Oxford University Museum of Natural History and The Department of Zoology of Oxford University. He has several insect species named in his honour and hopes they survive him. George lives in Ascot, Berkshire. Visit his website at www.georgemcgavin.co.uk.
Jim Kay is the illustrator of the Flaxfield Quartet and won the Kate Greenaway Medal for A Monster Calls, in which he used everything from beetles to breadboards to create interesting marks and textures. He lives in Kettering, Northamptonshire. See more of his work at www.jimkay.co.uk