Minibeast fans will quickly become minibeast experts with this informative, inventive and entertaining take on an animal book! Do you know all there is to know about minibeasts? Bees die when they sting you, centipedes have 100 legs and cockroaches are indestructible, right? Well, this book is here to show you that you're WRONG! But don't worry, there are so many minibeasts out there it's impossible to know everything about all of them . . . So, let's uncover the truth! From incredible insect architects to eating spiders in your sleep, discover how everything you think you know about creepy-crawlies is actually untrue in this in-depth, ingenious book which debunks many common myths about all kinds of minibeasts. With fascinating, friendly and easy-to-understand text written by zoologist Dr. Nick Crumpton and amazingly detailed colour artwork on every page, this beautifully produced hardback gift book with an stunning tactile cover will impress insect fans of any age.Also available in this series: Everything You Know About Dinosaurs is Wrong!
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Minibeast fans will quickly become minibeast experts with this informative, inventive and entertaining take on an animal book! Do you know all there is to know about minibeasts?
All minibeasts are tiny. WRONG! Minibeasts are quite. WRONG! People don't need minibeasts. WRONG! Do you know all there is to know about minibeasts? Bees die when they sting you, centipedes have 100 legs and cockroaches are indestructible, right? Well, this book is here to show you that you're WRONG! But don't worry, there are so many minibeasts out there it's impossible to know everything about all of them . . . So let's uncover the truth! From incredile insect architects to eating spiders in your sleep, this ingenious book is packed with so many amazing creepy-crawlies, you'll soon become a minibeast expert.
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Minibeast fans will quickly become minibeast experts with this informative, inventive and entertaining take on an animal book!
Most people will tell you that we are now living in the 'Age of the Mammals', but, really, for the last 400 million years, the Earth has belonged to one astonishing group of animals - the INSECTS!Just take a look at some of these numbers . . .Two thirds of all the species of animals scientists have discovered and described on Earth are insects! This means that if you chose one species completely at random, from the enormous messy web of life, from among whales, tigers, lizards, sharks, jellyfish, squids, frogs and birds . . . two out of every three times, you'd pick a bee, a wasp, a fly or an earwig!There are more than 200 MILLION INSECTS FOR EVERY SINGLE HUMAN BEING living on planet Earth today!
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781839942037
Publisert
2022-06-02
Utgiver
Vendor
Nosy Crow Ltd
Høyde
290 mm
Bredde
250 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
64

Forfatter
Illustratør

Om bidragsyterne

Dr Nick Crumpton (Author)
Nick grew up in the UK on a diet of David Attenborough documentaries and hand-me-down Sega games before reading ecology at Leeds University. He moved to beautiful Bristol to research the ancient mammals that lived during the time of the dinosaurs, before he wrote a PhD in the Department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge.
He worked at the BBC Natural History Unit and then the Natural History Museum, London before science-ing at the Zoological Society London (on venomous mammals and Indonesian biodiversity) and University College London, where he occasionally teaches. As well as writing for children, he works as a zoological consultant and organises scientific meetings at the Royal Society.
His favourite animals are lowland streaked tenrecs, and he has an aversion to cobras (after one very nearly bit him on his bottom when he wasn't paying attention).

Gavin Scott (Illustrator)
Gavin was born in Salisbury, England. He grew up in the Dorset countryside where, as a young child, he would often be found covered in mud at the bottom of the garden, holding up a grass snake or some other interesting creature to draw.
Gavin studied Natural History Illustration at University and later went on to enter the world of character design and children's illustration.
He now lives with his family in Somerset and when he's not working, he loves being on two wheels, especially his old Triumph motorbike. He also enjoys rock pooling and fossil hunting with his children, and the occasional beer.