This guide features a host of creeping, crawling creatures of every size, shape and variety which crawl or fly across each page. Large full-colour illustrations allow young readers to see for themselves every detail of these tiny creatures up close, while the text lets them into the many secrets of the insect world. How can a grasshopper hear through its abdomen, or a fly hang upside-down on the ceiling? Which creature can fly backwards, and reach speeds of more than 55 kilometres an hour? What is it about a flea that means it can jump 200 times its own body length? These and many others are answered. Fact panels label the parts of each creature and show their size.

 

This book is part of a book series called Marshall Mammoth .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 1998 by Marshall Editions .

Dr Philip Whitfield is a lecturer in zoology and natural science at King's College, University of London. He holds a first class BSc Honours degree in Zoology and has authored over 75 publications in scientific literature. Jinny Johnson is an established and successful writer of information books for children.