Full Product Details
Author: George McGavin ,
Jim Kay
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Imprint: Walker Books Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 12.80cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.515kg
ISBN: 9781406328738
ISBN 10: 1406328731
Pages: 12
Publication Date: 03 October 2013
Recommended Age: From 7 to 9 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
,
Children's (6-12)
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
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
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 *
Author Information
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
