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Insectarium Activity Book
Series: Welcome To The Museum
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Following the incredible Insectarium, award-winning illustrator Emily Carter returns with a deluxe companion activity book, created in collaboration with the Royal Entomological Society. Bursting with fascinating facts and puzzles about bees, ladybirds, and hundreds of other insects, this book offers hours of entertainment to artists and...
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Step into the fascinating world of insects and discover informative, imaginative and artistic activities for young entomologists everywhere.
Step into the fascinating world of insects and discover informative, imaginative and artistic activities for young entomologists everywhere.
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Description
Following the incredible Insectarium, award-winning illustrator Emily Carter returns with a deluxe companion activity book, created in collaboration with the Royal Entomological Society.
Bursting with fascinating facts and puzzles about bees, ladybirds, and hundreds of other insects, this book offers hours of entertainment to artists and nature lovers. Beautiful and inspiring, the 37 activities—including mazes, spot-the-difference, colouring, and doodling—challenge the reader to discover something new and use their imagination to draw, decorate, and design on every pull-out page.
The groundbreaking Welcome to the Museum series presents a virtual museum for visitors of all ages, and has sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. The galleries are open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, boasting an unrivalled collection of wonders from around the world.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781835873328
Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 July 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bonnier Books Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Emily Carter
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 225.0mm
Height: 307.0mm
Weight: 514g
Pages: 72
About the Author
Dave Goulson is Professor of Biology at University of Sussex, specialising in bee ecology. He has published more than 300 scientific articles on the ecology and conservation of bumblebees and other insects. He is the author of the Sunday Times bestseller A Sting in the Tale, now translated into seventeen languages. This was followed by A Buzz in the Meadow in 2014, Bee Quest in 2017, The Garden Jungle and Gardening for Bumblebees in in 2019, and Silent Earth in August 2021. Emily Carter is an award-winning British designer based in London, specialising in hand illustrated silk accessories, stationery and furnishings. Her collections incorporate themes from natural history, flora, fauna and scientific illustration to create surreal and unique illustrations and prints. The Royal Entomological Society is devoted to the understanding and development of insect science. The RES support international collaboration, research and publication. They aim to show every person how remarkable and valuable insects are and want to enrich the world with insect science.
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