A first introduction to the life cycles of insects and spiders, and a fantastic in-depth look at the lives of: desert locusts, praying mantids, dung beetles, birdwing butterflies, spider-hunting wasps, water spiders and golden orb web spiders. Six books that explore the lives of unusual animals and plants and cover all the essential life cycles information studied at Key Stages 1 and 2.

 

This book is part of a book series called Amazing Life Cycles .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Octopus Publishing Group .

George McGavin is an author, lecturer, television presenter and explorer. He is an Honorary Research Associate at the world famous Oxford University Museum of Natural History and The Department of Zoology of Oxford University. He has several insect species named in his honour and hopes they survive him. George lives in Ascot, Berkshire. Visit his website at www. georgemcgavin. co. uk. Jim Kay is the illustrator of the Flaxfield Quartet and won the Kate Greenaway Medal for A Monster Calls, in which he used everything from beetles to breadboards to create interesting marks and textures. He lives in Kettering, Northamptonshire. See more of his work at www. jimkay. co. uk