Jules Howard

I LOVE learning, so seeing this encyclopedia perked me right up! Sure, insects can be creepy and crawly, but I was down for learning some new stuff about everyone's "favourite" creatures! And I wasn't disappointed!

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!… (altro)

Alle Kinder lieben Tiere und können von Tierbüchern nicht genug bekommen. Dieses Buch beschäftigt sich mit ganz vielen unterschiedlichen Tieren, von denen wir eine Reihe kennen, aber ganz viele sind auch unbekannt. Es gibt große Tiere und welche die mikroskopisch klein sind. Dieses Tierlexikon bringt uns über 300 verschiedene Arten nahe.
Dieses Buch ist sehr informativ und lädt zum Entdecken ein. Es wird für Kinder ab 8 Jahren empfohlen. Aber ich denke, dass auch Erwachsene das Buch interessant finden.
Die Gliederung umfasst 6 Gruppen: Säugetiere, Vögel, Reptilien, Amphibien, Fische, Wirbellose.
Der Schreibstil ist gut zu lesen und für die angegebene Altersgruppe angebracht. Die Zeichnungen passen und gefallen mir auch gut.
Tierbegeisterten Kinder werden ihre Freude an dem Buch haben und immer wieder Neues entdecken. Ich kann das Buch nur empfehlen.… (altro)