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Entomologist George McGavin and award-winning illustrator Jim Kay introduce the world of insects, spiders and creepy-crawlies in this excellent pop-up book. The meticulously detailed pop-ups of a cockroach, a wasp's nest, the spectacular blue morpho butterfly and the lethal fat-tailed scorpion are accompanied by information on all kinds of bugs, ending with the 'ultimate bugs' including the heaviest, the noisiest and the most explosive. Age 8+
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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
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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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- PublisherWalker Books Ltd
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1406328731
- ISBN 13 9781406328738
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages12
- IllustratorJim Kay
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