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by Esther Coombs (Illustrator), Susie Behar (With)
This beautifully illustrated book shows children how to support garden wildlife by making sustainable bird, bee and bug houses and 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.
Author Biography
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 four children's activity books, The New York Activity Book, The London Activity Book, Birds, Bees and Bug Houses 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.
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.
