Eyewitness Explorers: 04 Insects - Hardcover

Parker, Steve

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0863188281 ISBN 13: 9780863188282

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, 1992

Synopsis

Part of the "Eyewitness Explorers" series, this book includes practical information for children aged 7 and above with photographs and illustrations designed to help explain the concepts examined. This particular book is designed to encourage children to investigate the world of insects. The book looks at different types of insects and their habits, with close-up photography of a grasshopper in mid-air. Also included are a number of projects to get children actively involved in exploring the subject - for example how to catch and observe an insect using a pooter, a soil sieve and a pit-fall trap.

About this title

About the Author

Steve Parker is a writer, editor, and consultant specializing in general science and life sciences. He graduated with BSc Honours First Class and is a Senior Scientific Fellow of the Zoological Society of London. Steve has written more than 250 books, including The Human Body, Eyewitness Medicine, Eyewitness Human Body and Medicine. He has been shortlisted for prizes ranging from BBC Blue Peter Book of the Year to Times Educational Supplement Information Book of the Year and the Rhône-Poulenc Prize, and won the 2014 BMA Board of Science Award for the Public Understanding of Science, and as of 2018 is a two-time winner of the School Library Information Book award.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0863188281
• ISBN 13: 9780863188282
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64