Become a minibeast expert with this easy-to-understand guide to the wonderful and important creatures that live beside us. Have you ever wondered what the difference between a moth and a butterfly is? Or have you ever thought about how bees live together? This fascinating and comprehensive book for children aged 6+ is full of interesting facts and brilliant photographs. It also features guides to spotting your favourite minibeast in their natural habitats.

Minibeasts covered: ants, aphids, bees, beetles, bugs, butterflies, centipedes, cicadas, crickets, damselflies, dragonflies, earwigs, flies, grasshoppers, harvestmen, millipedes, mites, moths, pond skaters, slugs, snails, spiders, termites, ticks, wasps, woodlice, worms.

This book has been graded for interest at 6-8 years.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Hachette Children's Group .

Born in Suffolk, Sarah Ridley lives on the Suffolk/Essex border and is a writer and editor of educational books for children and young people. Recently, a life-long interest in history has led her to write books about the First World War, inspired by reading letters written by soldiers who served in the conflict. Brothers at War tells the story of uncovering the material held in her own family's archives. Dear Jelly sets letters written by soldier brothers to their younger sisters at its core. Teenage children keep Sarah busy when she isn't tied to her computer, and she relaxes by walking along river estuaries close to her home.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: What is a minibeast?
• 1: Minibeast family groups
• 1: Butterflies
• 1: From egg to adult
• 1: Moths
• 1: Beetles
• 1: Beetle gallery
• 1: Ants
• 1: Bees
• 1: We all need bees
• 1: Wasps
• 1: Flies
• 1: Dragonflies and damselflies
• 1: Egg, nymph, dragonfly!
• 1: Grasshoppers and crickets
• 1: Aphids
• 1: Cicadas and other bugs
• 1: Pond skaters
• 1: Aphids
• 1: Earwigs
• 1: Termites
• 1: Spiders
• 1: Spider gallery
• 1: Harvestmen, mites and ticks
• 1: Woodlice
• 1: Centipedes
• 1: Millipedes
• 1: Earthworms
• 1: Snails and Slugs
• 1: Minibeast identification guides
• 1: Glossary and useful websites
• 1: Index