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Bugs: A Stunning Pop-up Look at Insects, Spiders, and Other Creepy-Crawlies
A fascinating pop-up journey into the hidden world of insects, spiders, and other creepy-crawlies.
Larger-than-life bugs spring from the pages, peek out from behind flaps, and hide under tabs, inviting young entomologists to marvel at the mind-boggling variety of arthropod life. What reader can resist a chance to look inside a cockroach’s body to see how it works or open a wasps’ nest to see what’s inside? Useful information (why does the world need bees?) and scientific trivia (which beetles are strongest and fastest?) pack every page, while exquisite art and dramatic pop-ups bring the world of bugs to teeming life.
Larger-than-life bugs spring from the pages, peek out from behind flaps, and hide under tabs, inviting young entomologists to marvel at the mind-boggling variety of arthropod life. What reader can resist a chance to look inside a cockroach’s body to see how it works or open a wasps’ nest to see what’s inside? Useful information (why does the world need bees?) and scientific trivia (which beetles are strongest and fastest?) pack every page, while exquisite art and dramatic pop-ups bring the world of bugs to teeming life.
12 pages, Hardcover
First published October 3, 2013
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George McGavin
38 books11 followersGeorge McGavin, a renowned entomologist, is an honorary research associate at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and the Department of Zoology of Oxford University. He has several insect species named in his honor. He lives in England.
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December 20, 2017
I really like George McGavin. He reminds me of the scientists from yester year.
Spiders are soooooo! Fascinating! 👍🐯
Spiders are soooooo! Fascinating! 👍🐯
November 10, 2018
My son gave me this terrific pop-up book for my birthday, and I greatly enjoyed perusing it. Although written for inquisitive youngsters, it holds plenty of delights for adults as well.
The pop-ups are cleverly done and well constructed, and each page not only contains one or more detailed and lifelike bugs -- or in one case an entire wasp's nest -- but also a treasure trove of little flaps that can be pried up to reveal more details on various aspects of bugs' lives.
The page on "How Bugs Work," for example, has panels that open to disclose how bugs' breathing and circulation work, how they mate and reproduce, how their nerves and senses function, and how they eat and digest. These short explanations, though quite simplified, give the budding entomologist essential information.
The most spectacular pop-up is the final one, on the page entitled, "My Ultimate Bugs." It's of a fat-tailed scorpion, first in a pantheon of "ultra" bugs: it is the most poisonous, while the strongest is the Hercules Beetle - able to lift 800 times its body weight; the heaviest the Goliath Beetle, weighing as much as 3.5 ounces; and -- I have to say this delights me but I never wish to encounter it -- the loudest is the Dog-Day Cicada, whose alarm call "can reach over 100 decibels, which is louder than a chain saw and loud enough to damage your hearing."
The pop-ups are cleverly done and well constructed, and each page not only contains one or more detailed and lifelike bugs -- or in one case an entire wasp's nest -- but also a treasure trove of little flaps that can be pried up to reveal more details on various aspects of bugs' lives.
The page on "How Bugs Work," for example, has panels that open to disclose how bugs' breathing and circulation work, how they mate and reproduce, how their nerves and senses function, and how they eat and digest. These short explanations, though quite simplified, give the budding entomologist essential information.
The most spectacular pop-up is the final one, on the page entitled, "My Ultimate Bugs." It's of a fat-tailed scorpion, first in a pantheon of "ultra" bugs: it is the most poisonous, while the strongest is the Hercules Beetle - able to lift 800 times its body weight; the heaviest the Goliath Beetle, weighing as much as 3.5 ounces; and -- I have to say this delights me but I never wish to encounter it -- the loudest is the Dog-Day Cicada, whose alarm call "can reach over 100 decibels, which is louder than a chain saw and loud enough to damage your hearing."
March 25, 2019
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The paper crafting is exquisite, with larger-than-life-sized bugs of all sorts leaping up from the pages.
Peel back the flaps to look inside a cockroach's body to see how it works, and open a wasps nest, one layer at a time, to see what's inside.
Useful information (why does the world need bees?) and scientific trivia (which beetles are strongest and fastest?) pack every page, while beautiful art, dramatic pop-ups, and a multitude of lift-the-flaps, fold-outs, and more, bring the world of bugs to life.
Presented in a field diary format, with (what look like) hand-written notes and specimen samples.
It's a book to come back to again and again. I can't see that anyone, child or adult, would be able to simply flick through this book - no, every page must be analysed for what can be lifted, folded out, and taken out of little pockets.
AGE: 6+ (adult supervision and guidance required for younger ages; the paper crafting is quite fragile. Does not stand up particularly well to public library use).
The paper crafting is exquisite, with larger-than-life-sized bugs of all sorts leaping up from the pages.
Peel back the flaps to look inside a cockroach's body to see how it works, and open a wasps nest, one layer at a time, to see what's inside.
Useful information (why does the world need bees?) and scientific trivia (which beetles are strongest and fastest?) pack every page, while beautiful art, dramatic pop-ups, and a multitude of lift-the-flaps, fold-outs, and more, bring the world of bugs to life.
Presented in a field diary format, with (what look like) hand-written notes and specimen samples.
It's a book to come back to again and again. I can't see that anyone, child or adult, would be able to simply flick through this book - no, every page must be analysed for what can be lifted, folded out, and taken out of little pockets.
AGE: 6+ (adult supervision and guidance required for younger ages; the paper crafting is quite fragile. Does not stand up particularly well to public library use).
December 5, 2013
Although packed with information and wonderful illustrations, libraries may find the pop up feature a little fragile for circulation. A perfect gift for the budding entomologist.
January 10, 2015
My grandsons where fascinated with this book! Just dropped a star as the pop up pictures are easily removed by inquisitive and curious young....adventurers!
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July 21, 2014some cool facts and pop ups
October 5, 2019
i purchased this for a spider/insect storytime. The pop-ups bugs are quite large and give the kids a great visual! I love all the information that is provided. I did not read the entire book to my library kids, but the book is one that you can definitely improvise and just highlight important facts about the bugs on each page.
Highly recommend!
Highly recommend!
September 10, 2018
I got it from the library but the pop up aspects of this book was terribly ruined.
March 10, 2019
Excellent introduction to the world of arthropod s. Concentrates on insects with 3D pop-up illustrations. Covers anatomy, reproduction and ecology.
September 22, 2020
I got this book for my son (he's on this bug obsession phase). The facts are good and the pop-ups are great (the pop-up of the Wasps' nest was a notable favorite).
October 17, 2020
My boys love bugs and this is great! The pop ups and information is top notch.
September 6, 2022
A pop-up book about bugs. Fun but a bit ewwy.
October 23, 2022
Great pop up book.
January 29, 2023
Super informative and absolutely gorgeous artwork
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