Jules Howard
Author of Encyclopedia of Animals: Contains 300 species!
About the Author
Jules Howard is a UK-based wildlife expert, author, science-writer and presenter. He writes about zoology and wildlife conservation and is a regular contributor to BBC Wildlife magazine, BBC Science Focus magazine and the Guardian. Jules also runs a social enterprise that has brought almost 100,000 show more young people closer to the natural world, partly by tapping into the wonder of ponds. show less
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Do keep in mind that this is not an exhaustive collection of bugs, but it is an excellent start for eager minds!!
The pictures in this book are absolute awesome! I really enjoyed the damselfly picture that stared into my soul (hoenstly, it was creepy to stare at my but the art is AMAZE-BALLS).
Here are select things I learned:
1. There's complete and incomplete metamorphosis? Wait... what? Why did my biology classes skip that information? THAT IS SO COOL.
2. Dragonflies are actually predators, and Damselflies are a thing. Who knew?
3. The Walking Flower Mantis looks super cool and pretty. I even googled them because I didn't believe they were actually pink. They are gorgeous!! They look like flowers!
4. Toe Biters, Hummingbird Hawkmoth & Slave-Making Ants. That is all.
Things I would like to avoid:
1. Swams of locusts. Kthanxbai.
2. EARWIGS HAVE WINGS. REPEAT: EARWIGS HAVE WINGS. They are way grosser now. Yuck. They can chase me when I run away!
Overall, this book is totally, super amazing! I would absolutely recommend this to young and old readers alike! You'll learn a whole bunch. I could totally see this book being used for school projects or for nerdy little kids like me (back in the day, of course) who just wanted to soak up knowledge like a sponge. I will definitely be using some of these facts for my useless trivia I spout out at people on a regular basis.
Five out of five stars!
Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing for giving me an opportunity to read this book!… (more)