Buzz Review

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(More customer reviews)Most books that use some sort of gimmick on their cover usually have used up their entire budget on the cover and the pages of content inside are generally pretty average.Not so with Buzz, an entertaining read that will teach you stuff too!For those only seeing this book online the cover has three press me buttons, one is a cricket, one a bee and one a mosquito. Pressing on these buttons the book will make the sound of these insects.Interestingly the image on Amazon's product page has only one press me button and that's a fly a button which isn't on the Australian/UK version so maybe the American market has slightly different less complicated cover.Worth investigating if this is important to you.I've uploaded the book's image of the three button cover I borrowed from my library, you may wish to check it out. I'd say if you order it on Amazon you'll just get the fly single button one they display though.

The cover aside, the content inside is where this book excels. Thousands of great facts about creepy crawlies to impress all your friends at the next dinner party or to use as trivia questions if you're hosting a trivia night, to complete that school assignment or if you just want to learn about insects.

The book is quite interactive as well with the reader asked to spot the fake (insects pretending to be deadly creatures to avoid predators), match the parent to child (adult insect to various grubs and larvae), Top Thumps Bugs is a card game available through photocopying pages and turning them into playing cards and other interesting interactive ways to learn and retain knowledge are on the pages inside.

Detailed sketches showing what's inside an insect's exoskeleton using a locust as an example are just fascinating. You'll learn that insects don't have eyelids and see how they see objects.Learn about cultures that eat insects (80% of the world's population) as well there's some recipes for you to try such as Crispy Mealworm Stir-Fry or Bee Grubs in Coconut Cream.

Buzz covers all kinds of insects (which make up 90% of all animals in the world) from the 1/3rd which are beetles, to spiders, butterflies, ants and all kinds of insects.Career options for those interested in working with insects are also included along with heaps of other stuff as well!

A great, entertaining and educational book, I borrowed it from the library but its worth owning, I'm ordering a copy.The advantage that online buying has for a book like this is that the buttons won't be worn out by customers in the store.

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Product Description:
Unlike any other creepy crawly title on the market, this vivid book not only teaches the basics about insects and other invertebrates, but brings the amazing world of worms, beetles, snails, millipedes, and spiders into our everyday lives.Three bug sounds are embedded in the cover to enhance the experience of looking at beetles, moths, crickets, and more.

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