disclosure: we were sent the item mentioned in exchange for an honest review
If you’ve read this blog for any length of time you will know that my Dad is an amateur entomologist and that I spent a lot of time as a child wandering along the Basingstoke canal looking for all manner of bugs. I didn’t truly appreciate how lucky I’d been until I had my own child, and could show him how wonderful these little animals are. We’ve spent many a day on a bug hunt and my son adored Jess French and her CBeebies show Minibeast Adventure. So when I was approached to look at her new book called The Book of Brilliant Bugs which has just been published, I knew we needed to investigate.
The Book of Brilliant Bugs is an eighty-page hardback book aimed at children aged 7 years and over and is beautifully illustrated throughout.
The book looks at what bugs are and tells children about the wonderful world of invertebrates in a fun and informative way. We learn about all the important jobs that they do, from pollinating plants, recycling rubbish and even providing food for other animals. Invertebrates cover a range of bugs including insects, arachnids, myriapods, crustaceans and gastropods.
In The Book of Brilliant Bugs children can look at the body of an insect and learn about the different component parts that they can have.
They can also learn about different types of wings and eyes and how they help different insects in their daily lives. The book also showcases different types of bugs such as arachnids, their different characteristics and their habitats.
In bug behaviour, we learn about different bug superpowers and how some really do rely on teamwork to achieve their goals.
There’s information about how different bugs rely on different senses and how and why some bugs glow in the dark.
In bug habitats, The Book of Brilliant Bugs looks at bugs that live underwater as well as cave dwellers and tunnellers. Everything is written in a concise manner that children can easily understand.
The Book of Brilliant Bugs also shows children what impact changes in the environment and climate change are having on these mini beasts. It also tells children about the different bugs that humans have eaten over the centuries and how we can help bugs at home. We’re big fans of bug hotels and the book explains exactly how to make one at home.
It really is a beautiful book and is full of useful information relating to these underrated animals.
I’ve teamed up with DK to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a copy of The Book of Brilliant Bugs worth £14.99 for themselves. Just complete the Gleam form below for your chance to win. Good luck!
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Probably ladybirds. They’re pretty and remind me of a garden in summer.
Beetles. Because there are just so many species of them
Fireflies! They are magical for kids and romantic for adults! They bring back a lot of fond memories.
I love ladybirds, they’re adorable!
My favourite is a bumble bee I love the colours
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Caterpillar – love seeing them wriggle
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Ladybirds because they are pretty.
Bees, I think they are beautiful little things. We feel so sad when we find poorly ones and always try to nurse them back to health
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Love Ladybirds, they are so pretty
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Ants because it’s cool watching them build and how they carry things underground.
I love ants because they all work really hard as part of a team
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tarantulas they weigh nothing, but are really ticklish when they walk on your arm, I think they are cute
Butterflies as they are so colourful and there are so many different kinds.
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The giant centipede. Seeing all those legs moving at once gives me the creeps , yet it fascinates me.
Ladybird :- Beautiful!
I like the colourful variations of the Butterfly.
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spiders . . . . they are much maligned but l find them fascinating
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Ladybirds, they are so pretty. I adore them x
I love Bees so important and actually I find pretty as well.
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Butterflies because they are so pretty!
I love a blue dragonfly, that colour is amazing!
butterflies cos they come in so many different species and are so graceful and relaxing
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Ladybirds as whenever I see one I think they are lucky xx
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Worker ants, as they are fascinating to watch
My favourite bugs are Ladybirds as they are pretty.
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I love the Ladybird because she’s so pretty and sweet x
Ladybird….the only bug im not afraid of.
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I love ladybirds, they are so pretty
I like butterflies because they are beautiful types
Bees because they are so important for food production and they have a bad reputation but they don’t want to sting you as it kills them
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Wasp spider as they are stunning to look at
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woodlice – they look like tiny armadillos!
Bees, as they are so important to the eco-system
I love butterflies as I love spotting the patterns and watching them flutter about
Butterflies – I think they are beautiful and also find their life cycle fascinating
The Ladybug because its so beautiful and cute
We love beetles – fascinating and all different colours
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Butterflies as they are all such beautiful colours
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Dragonflies, because they are so beautiful
Ladybirds – I just think they are so pretty!
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Butterfly’s because they’re so delicate and colorful
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Bees because they are so important to us and quite cute.
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ladybirds because they are pretty xx
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Ladybirds as they are bright and colourful and good for the garden
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Ladybirds. I do think they are very pretty little creatures.
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Ladybirds as they are pretty colour
Ants. Such clever colonies and so strong!
Ladybird s because they eat aphids
Caterpillars because I love the magic involved in their transformations.