An Insect A Day
Bees, bugs, and pollinators for every day of the year
$33.99
- Hardcover
368 pages
- Release Date
30 October 2024
Summary
In this beautifully produced guide, entomologists Gail Ashton and Dominic Couzens present a look at hundreds of insects, as well as what makes each one so important. With a fascinating, bitesize entry for every day of the year, you can learn all about insect behaviour, migration, protection mechanisms, their involvement in folklore, history, literature, and more. Learn what the scientific name for each bug is, find out what people have had to say about them over the years from poetry to scien…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781849947947 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1849947945 |
| Author: | Dominic Couzens, Gail Ashton |
| Publisher: | Batsford |
| Imprint: | Batsford |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 30 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 1.06kg |
| Series: | A Day |
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Critics Review
‘There’s plenty here to show how useful the insect world is in ecology. An ideal gift with good shelf presence, most people will learn something distinct and insect-sightful from this bee-autiful book.’
– HortWeekDominic Couzens
Dominic Couzens is a British author and journalist specialising in avian and natural history subjects. He contributes regularly to BBC Wildlife magazine and is a professional field trip guide. His critically acclaimed books include The Secret Lives of Garden Birds and The Secret Lives of British Birds, and The Secret Lives of Garden Wildlife. He is also the author of A Bird a Day and A Year of Birdsong. He lives in Dorset.
Gail Ashton is a wildlife photographer and writer with a passion for entomology. A few years ago she began a year-long project to photograph and document 500 UK invertebrates, which sent her down a path of discovery that has become a passion. She is the coauthor of the book An Identification Guide to Garden Insects of Britain and North-West Europe. She lives in Hertfordshire.
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