Everything You Know About Minibeasts is Wrong!

Everything You Know About Minibeasts is Wrong!

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Minibeast fans will quickly become minibeast experts with this informative, inventive and entertaining take on an animal book!

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Everything You Know About Minibeasts is Wrong! by Nick Crumpton

Minibeast fans will quickly become minibeast experts with this informative, inventive and entertaining take on an animal book! Do you know all there is to know about minibeasts? Bees die when they sting you, centipedes have 100 legs and cockroaches are indestructible, right? Well, this book is here to show you that you're WRONG! But don't worry, even the experts can't be right all the time . . . So, let's uncover the truth! From incredible insect architects to eating spiders in your sleep, discover how everything you think you know about creepy-crawlies is actually untrue in this in-depth, ingenious book. Fascinating, easy to understand text written by zoologist Dr Nick Crumpton. Amazingly detailed full colour artwork on every page and a stunning tactile cover. 29 spreads that bust myths about minibeasts, spotlight biodiversity and encourage children to see the wonder of the animals around them. Includes a full glossary and index to help minibeast enthusiasts navigate the book and expand their vocabulary. Also available in this series: Everything You Know About Dinosaurs is Wrong!, Everything You Know About Sharks is Wrong!, Everything You Know About the Human Body is Wrong! and Everything You Know About Birds is Wrong!

Dr Nick Crumpton (Author)
Nick grew up in the UK on a diet of David Attenborough documentaries and hand-me-down Sega games before reading ecology at Leeds University. He moved to beautiful Bristol to research the ancient mammals that lived during the time of the dinosaurs, before he wrote a PhD in the Department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge.
He worked at the BBC Natural History Unit and then the Natural History Museum, London before science-ing at the Zoological Society London (on venomous mammals and Indonesian biodiversity) and University College London, where he occasionally teaches. As well as writing for children, he works as a zoological consultant and organises scientific meetings at the Royal Society.
His favourite animals are lowland streaked tenrecs, and he has an aversion to cobras (after one very nearly bit him on his bottom when he wasn't paying attention).

Gavin Scott (Illustrator)
Gavin was born in Salisbury, England. He grew up in the Dorset countryside where, as a young child, he would often be found covered in mud at the bottom of the garden, holding up a grass snake or some other interesting creature to draw.
Gavin studied Natural History Illustration at University and later went on to enter the world of character design and children's illustration.
He now lives with his family in Somerset and when he's not working, he loves being on two wheels, especially his old Triumph motorbike. He also enjoys rock pooling and fossil hunting with his children, and the occasional beer.

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ISBN 13 9781839942037
ISBN 10 1839942037
Title Everything You Know About Minibeasts is Wrong!
Author Nick Crumpton
Series Everything You Know About
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Nosy Crow Ltd
Year published 2022-06-02
Number of pages 64
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.