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One Million Insects

By Isabel Thomas
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One Million Insects by Isabel Thomas invites young readers to explore the fascinating world of insects, revealing the astonishing variety and complexity of their lives. Through engaging illustrations and child-friendly explanations, the book highlights the role insects play in the ecosystem and encourages curiosity about the natural world. It's a captivating journey into the miniature universe of these tiny creatures.
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This book may appeal to you if you're fascinated by the incredible world of insects and want to spark a child's curiosity about biodiversity. It's perfect for young readers eager to explore vivid illustrations and learn amazing facts about a diverse range of insects and their roles in our ecosystem.

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One Million Insects

This illustrated, fact-filled title explores the huge variety of insects, with a focus on what makes an insect an insect, the differences between the groups, and why insects are the most important animal group on Earth.

Discover the huge variety of insects within a playfully designed and illustrated compendium! One Million Insects includes information on why insects are so vitally important to humans and the rest of the natural world, and what we can do to help protect them.

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A fascinating welcome to the wonderful world of insects - LoveReading4Kids

Fun, inspiring, and well researched. - Kirkus Reviews, starred review

A beautifully illustrated tour of some of the world's most fascinating insects, perfect for readers 8+.

Did you know that without insects, humankind could not survive? This illustrated, fact-filled title explores the huge variety of insects, with a focus on what makes an insect an insect, the differences between the groups, and why insects are the most important animal group on Earth.

Broken down into sections exploring each of the main types of insect, each section takes a different, playfully visual approach to really capture the character of the insects in the order being explored. As well as including practical advice for observing insects safely, a section at the back of the book describes ways to help insects and encourage them into a garden no matter how small.

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One Million Insects is praised for being a captivating introduction to the intriguing realm of insects, according to LoveReading4Kids. Kirkus Reviews highlights it as entertaining, motivational, and thoroughly researched, appealing to young readers.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781913519025

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 29 July 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Welbeck Children's Books

Illustration: clr illus

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Lou Baker Smith

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 234.0mm

Height: 282.0mm

Weight: 560g

Pages: 64

Collections

Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Isabel Thomas

About the Author

Isabel Thomas (Author)

Isabel Thomas studied Human Sciences at the University of Oxford. She is a science writer and children's author who has been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, the ASE Science Book of the Year, and the Blue Peter Book Awards. Isabel also writes for children's science magazines Whizz Pop Bang and The Week Junior Science + Nature, and for science outreach projects. She is a primary school governor and parent of three young sons.

Lou Baker Smith (Illustrator)

Lou Baker Smith is a freelance illustrator and designer, working in book publishing and packaging design. Her work is diverse in subject matter and technique, the common thread that runs through it is a love of colour, textures and layers.

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