Awards

• Short-listed for International Books Awards 2018
• Winner of Silver Honor - Parent's Choice Awards 2018 (United States)

Overview

Fly into the engrossing world of bugs with the buzziest book in the What on Earth? Explorer series, complete with a six-foot-long fold-out timeline.Join explorer Agent Eagle on his next mission, as he shares the history and science of our insect friends. From ants and bees, to spiders and wasps, learn what a bug is – scientifically – through an understanding of classifications, body shape identification, bug communication and more. Uncover the history of bugs, including how they evolved and how they are born and grow, and unearth how they support our environment. A list of great bug explorers, a quiz, name game, and glossary lead you to the grand finale – a fold-out timeline featuring 100 of the creepiest, crawliest, coolest creatures that ever lived – from their first appearance 520 million years ago until today. Explorer: BUGS by Nick Forshaw and William Exley is a (Youth) Non-Fiction Finalist, 2018 International Book Awards.

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9780995577060

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Reviews

Epic - this is history let out of a box. --Daily Telegraph Children LOVE the 'What on Earth?' format. --Teachers Book Awards Review BUGS! makes a complex topic attractive. The Indiana Jones lookalike Agent Eagle and his exploration keeps young readers involved. --The Reading Castle The What on Earth series of Wallbooks have become known for delivering the facts - on various subjects - in a fun, informative and visually appealing way. These books deliver on many levels and I couldn't be more impressed. Never mind the children - I'd like the whole series for myself! This is a great book and it would make a great birthday or Christmas gift and it would be great as a book to use in schools --Angela Milnes The Inspirational Edit

Epic - this is history let out of a box. --Daily Telegraph Children LOVE the 'What on Earth?' format. --Teachers Book Awards Review Bug lovers young and old to whom I showed this book pored over it and savored the fascinating illustrations and bug names. - R. Shtulman, Athol Public Library, Athol, MA--Youth Services Book Review A unique approach to bug history: a secret agent must travel back in time to create a report on the complete history of bug life. Set up like a graphic novel and explorer's notebook and including a six foot timeline at the end this is eye-catching and engrossing. Agent Eagle introduces himself at the start, explaining his mission in the graphic novel portion. We learn about each era of bug life, as well as humans' interactions with bugs in the explorer's notebook portion. Hand-drawn illustrations, basic facts, and cool trivia combine to make this an interesting read. --Victoria DiMassa, Glass of Wine, Glass of Milk Fun and full of interesting facts. --Booklist This is a great book and it would make a great birthday or Christmas gift and it would be great as a book to use in schools --Angela Milnes, The Inspirational Edit Explorer: Bugs! by Nick Forshaw and William Exley is a (Youth) Non-Fiction Finalist, 2018 International Book Awards--2018 International Book Awards BUGS! makes a complex topic attractive. The Indiana Jones look-alike, Agent Eagle, and his exploration keeps young readers involved. --The Reading Castle The What on Earth. . . have become known for delivering the facts - on various subjects - in a fun, informative and visually appealing way. These books deliver on many levels and I couldn't be more impressed. Never mind the children - I'd like the whole series for myself! --www.pocketfulofrye.co.uk

The What on Earth series of Wallbooks have become known for delivering the facts - on various subjects - in a fun, informative and visually appealing way. These books deliver on many levels and I couldn't be more impressed. Never mind the children - I'd like the whole series for myself! This is a great book and it would make a great birthday or Christmas gift and it would be great as a book to use in schools --Angela Milnes The Inspirational Edit Epic - this is history let out of a box - Daily Telegraph This is a great book and it would make a great birthday or Christmas gift and it would be great as a book to use in schools when covering Dinosaurs.--Angela Milnes TheInspirationalEdit.com Children LOVE the 'What on Earth?' format and this is a book that I have used in class frequently. --EMILY BEALE TEACHERS' BOOK AWARDS REVIEW

Epic - this is history let out of a box - Daily Telegraph This is a great book and it would make a great birthday or Christmas gift and it would be great as a book to use in schools when covering Dinosaurs.--Angela Milnes TheInspirationalEdit.com Children LOVE the 'What on Earth?' format and this is a book that I have used in class frequently. --EMILY BEALE TEACHERS' BOOK AWARDS REVIEW

Author Information

Nick Forshaw is an author and editor based in Berlin. He has written a history of the evolution of the dinosaurs, explored the way insects, arachnids and other creepy crawlies first developed, taken a close look at the way plants thrive on our green planet and investigated all the different species of mammal that have evolved on planet Earth. William Exley divides his time between writing and illustrating graphic novels – including Golemchik (Nobrow Press) – and illustrating children’s non-fiction. Christopher Lloyd graduated with a double-first class degree in history from Cambridge University. Christopher became Technology Editor with The Sunday Times newspaper in London and is now a bestselling author of more than fifteen books on world history including What on Earth Happened? (Bloomsbury), the series of What on Earth Timeline Wallbooks, Absolutely Everything! and more. He is in great demand as a lecturer and public speaker throughout the world, including at TEDx talks, conferences, educational seminars, museums, festivals and schools.

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