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Explorer
Bugs!
Leave no stone unturned with our explorer to uncover the fascinating world of bugs! Our six-foot-long timeline features over 100 bugs from their first appearance about 230 million years-ago through to their living descendants, and how they survived and thrived. Then join our explorer on his quest to find out as much as possible about these amazing creatures in his fascinating journal. Find out why they were so successful, who discovered the first one, how they support our environment, and more!
46 pages, Hardcover
Published April 16, 2018
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April 27, 2018
This book covers: What is a bug and how did bugs evolve, and shows the reader wonderful giant bugs, the lifecycle of bugs, the social life of bugs, and the relationships that humans and bugs have with one another. Several human figures from history are highlighted for their contributions to our understanding of bugs. There’s an index, a glossary, and two brainteaser games in the back (but there is no answer key, other than re-reading the book). The best part of the book, by far, is the loooong fold-out timeline of bug existence that forms the last page of the book. Bug lovers young and old to whom I showed this book pored over it and savored the fascinating illustrations and bug names.
Although this looks like a picture book that would appeal to young audiences, the typeface is very small. Only patient readers who are particularly interested in bugs will put in the effort to glean all that the writers have put into this book. Also, the book takes the form of a secret agent dossier, but it peters out after the first few pages and feels unnecessary. Maybe the creators of this series thought more libraries would purchase it if it were narrated by a librarian who is also a secret agent?
Kids who like Kratt’s Creatures will groove on this.
Although this looks like a picture book that would appeal to young audiences, the typeface is very small. Only patient readers who are particularly interested in bugs will put in the effort to glean all that the writers have put into this book. Also, the book takes the form of a secret agent dossier, but it peters out after the first few pages and feels unnecessary. Maybe the creators of this series thought more libraries would purchase it if it were narrated by a librarian who is also a secret agent?
Kids who like Kratt’s Creatures will groove on this.
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