Exploding Beetles and Inflatable Fish
A World of Animal Weirdness
$22.88
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
28 September 2021
Summary
Enter the hilarious world of Sam Quigley, the strange-fact-obsessed owner of two stick insects called Twiggy and Wiggy in Exploding Beetles and Inflatable Fish.
Sam really likes interesting facts, the kind that will make you shout “Wow! I never knew that”. Things like:
- Woodlice don’t wee - instead a smelly gas comes wafting out of their shells
- There is a fish with a stomach so stretchy it can swallow things twice as big as itself
- Bombardier beetles can …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753445808 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0753445808 |
| Author: | Tracey Turner, Andrew Wightman |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Macmillan Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 28 September 2021 |
| Weight: | 198g |
| Dimensions: | 9mm x 151mm x 210mm |
| Audience Age: | 8-11 |
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Critics Review
Packed full of weird and wonderful facts about the animal kingdom, (including animals who eat their own poo and beetles that explode like toxic water pistols), my six-year-old was completely fascinated and couldn’t put it down! – Naomi Jones * Mini Travellers *
Tracey Turner
Tracey Turner has written more than seventy books, most of them for children, on subjects including inventions, the universe, famous writers, rude words and deadly perils. Many have become bestsellers. She is also an editor, and she worked on the Horrible Histories series for many years. She lives in Bath, UK, with Tom and their son, Toby.
Andrew Wightman is an illustrator who combines solid draughtsmanship with a sense of fun. He studied at Liverpool Art School and the Royal College of Art. His clients include The Guardian, Penguin, DK, Walker Books and Time Out.
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