Bird, Bee and Bug Houses

Homes and Habitats for Garden Wildlife

Esther Coombs, Susie Behar

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Button Books
01 August 2024

Bird, Bee and Bug Houses shows children how to support garden wildlife by making sustainable bird, bee and bug houses, as well as how to create habitats through small, achievable projects.

Perfect for young naturalists, this beautifully illustrated, accessible book is packed with practical activities and information about the wildlife found in our gardens and beyond.

Activities include building: .

Nest boxes .

Beetle banks .

Bee homes .

Bird and butterfly feeders .

Mini wildlife garden .

Bug hotel .

Bat house and loads more.

Children will also learn why supporting our backyard creatures is vital to the success of local ecosystems and the world's biodiversity. Each project includes easy-to-follow illustrated step-by-step instructions and detailed material and tool lists.

AGES: 6 to 12

AUTHOR: Susie Behar is a book editor and writer, with more than 25 years experience of editing children's non-fiction and fiction. She lives in rural West Sussex, UK, surrounded by farmland, open countryside and lots of birds, bees and bugs. She has written books on a number of subjects, including mental health, well-being, the countryside and the natural world.

Esther Coombs is the illustrator of the award-winning Kids Can series including Kids Can Cook Vegetarian, Kids Can Cook and Kids Can Bake, and three children's activity books, The New York Activity Book, The London Activity Book and Plant, Sow, Make & Grow (all published by Button Books). She is a professional illustrator probably best known for drawing buildings; however, she also works with domestic objects and more organic 'natural' subjects such as animals, plants and people. Recent clients include Hampshire Cultural Trust, Kyle Books UK, The Watts Gallery and commercial developers. Coombs lives in Canterbury, England.

SELLING POINTS: .

Educational and fun gift book that encourages children to engage with wildlife and the environment .

Includes feature spreads about habitats and information on food chains, biodiversity and other curriculum topics .

Accessible projects with simple step-by-step instructions and full-colour illustrations .

Only the use of a garden and some adult support needed .

Companion title to Plant, Sow, Make and Grow

By: Susie Behar
Illustrated by: Esther Coombs
Imprint: Button Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 265mm, Width: 230mm,
ISBN: 9781787081444
ISBN 10: 1787081443
Pages: 56
Publication Date: 01 August 2024
Recommended Age: From 6 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Introduction 6 Homes and habitats 8 Make a bird box 10 Owl homes 14 Awesome owls 16 Bird architects 18 Build a bird bath 20 No-bake bird cake 22 Make a butterfly garden 24 Beautiful butterflies 26 Build a bat house 28 Fantastic bats 30 Make a bee home 32 Inside the hive 34 Build a bug hotel 34 Build a beetle bank 38 Termite towers 40 Make a mini pond 42 Amazing amphibians 44 Pond dipping 46 Make a mini meadow 48 Become a wildlife detective 50 Glossary 52 Useful conservation websites 54

Susie Behar is a book editor and writer, with more than 25 years experience of editing children’s non-fiction and fiction. She lives in rural West Sussex, UK, surrounded by farmland, open countryside and lots of birds, bees and bugs. She has written books on a number of subjects, including mental health, well-being, the countryside and the natural world. Esther Coombs is the illustrator of the award-winning Kids Can series including Kids Can Cook Vegetarian, Kids Can Cook and Kids Can Bake, and three children's activity books, The New York Activity Book, The London Activity Book and Plant, Sow, Make & Grow (all published by Button Books). She is a professional illustrator probably best known for drawing buildings; however, she also works with domestic objects and more organic 'natural' subjects such as animals, plants and people. Recent clients include Hampshire Cultural Trust, Kyle Books UK, The Watts Gallery and commercial developers. Coombs lives in Canterbury, England. See more at esthercoombs.com.