By Susan Martineau (author) , Vicky Barker (illustrator) Part of the Nature Investigator series
"A perfect book to intrigue, delight and inform nature loving children."
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Award-winning duo, Susan Martineau and Vicky Barker creep, crawl, leap and buzz their way through bug world to find the answers to a range of fascinating questions about the insect world, from ‘Are bugs and insects the same thing?’ to ‘What is the heftiest spider?’ and ‘How long is the longest stick insect?’
This highly engaging information text is full of fascinating facts, intricate and closely observed illustrations and a wide variety of subject specific vocabulary, which teaches children much about the fascinating world of bugs. Engaging layouts showcase a variety of information in different ways, including labelled diagrams and explanations, scientific and mathematical concepts and a glossary of special bug words at the end of the book, which ensures that children can understand and use a wide range of technical vocabulary. The book also gives readers an important understanding of why these magnificent creatures are essential to life on Earth.
This would be a perfect pairing with Boing! By James Carter, which contains lively and informative poems about minibeasts alongside more fascinating facts.
What exactly is a bug? What do they look like, how do they eat and where do their babies come from? Also, are bugs and insects the same thing?
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Join award-winning duo, Susan Martineau and Vicky Barker, as they creep, crawl, leap and buzz their way through bug world to find the answers to these questions … and many more.
Here are winged wonders, amazing ants, minibeasts with super senses and spiders bigger than your hand! (Aren't spiders arachnids? Yes, you can read about them too!) You'll even discover why we need all bugs, even the pesky ones, and how you can help them.
The perfect book to capture bug-loving super fans and delight nature investigators everywhere!
The third book in the Nature Investigator series.
Susan Martineau is an award-winning author, editor and first- class fact finder who writes creative and educational books for children. Fascinated by strange and weird information, Susan’s books always shine a light into the most unusual corners of the world around us, sparking a passion for discovery and curiosity in her readers.
With over 20 years’ experience in book publishing, including a stint in non-fiction books at the BBC, Susan now spends a good deal of her time lost on the internet or rummaging through libraries researching, unearthing and checking facts for her books. Susan has lived in various parts of the world from Holland and France to Malaysia and now resides in Berkshire.
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What exactly is a bug? What do they look like, how do they eat and where do their babies come from?
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! features in the following genres: Featured Books for 5+ readers, Featured Books for 7+ readers, General Knowledge & Trivia, The Natural World, Science, Wildlife, Ecological and Environmental Interest - Non Fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Insects, spiders, minibeasts, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ecosystems, Recommendations, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE)
Hardback. £11.69, down from the £12.99 cover price. In Stock.
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! was written by Susan Martineau and published by b small publishing
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! has 35 pages
Yes it is part of Nature Investigator series
£11.69, reduced from £12.99. In Stock.
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