RSPB Nature Guide: Minibeasts

Description

Whether in your home garden, kitchen, bathroom or under a log in the woods, minibeasts are everywhere to be found! So grab this handy nature guide and explore every nook and cranny you can find, there might just be a surprise. Did you know that honey bees have a special stomach for honey? Or that butterflies have got their name from butter? From gorgeous orange-tip butterflies to the lesser-loved cockroach, get ready to find out over 190 different minibeasts and bugs. There are so many wonderful living things to meet in this children's spotter's field guide, published in collaboration with the RSPB, the largest wildlife conservation charity in Europe. You will learn what a butterfly's lifecycle looks like, which habitat each insect enjoys most and what kind of minibeasts you may be likely to spot each season. This guide covers all grounds when it comes to minibeast-watching. Whether you're in a city park or on a walk in the woods, don't ever leave your RSPB Nature Guide: Minibeasts at home! With beautiful illustrations by Kate McLelland throughout, this is the perfect contemporary pocket guide for young wildlife watchers in-the-making and adult nature enthusiasts alike.

Catherine Brereton has written and edited more than 150 books for children on a wide range of topics from art and archaeology to robots and space. Kate McLelland grew up in the North East of England before moving to London to gain a BA Hons in Theatre Design. After completing her degree in London she moved to Edinburgh, where she gained an MFA in Illustration with Distinction at Edinburgh College of Art. For her final degree show she created limited edition prints as well as two children's books, one of which was highly commended in the MacMillan Prize and eventually went on to be published by Hodder Children's Books. Kate was also nominated for a D&AD Illustration award and a Penguin Design Award. Kate now lives with her family in Edinburgh, where she works from home on books, printmaking and making pictures!