Get a close-up look at the world of insects with a delightfully illustrated guide to the fascinating insects, bugs, arachnids, and other creatures that populate our planet by the billions. Millions of species of insects fly, crawl, dig, swarm, and eat on every continent. Our very existence depends on them; without pollinators, we would have no food, and without decomposers, the world would be covered in decaying plant and animal material. With her signature style, Julia Rothman delves into this incredible world, uncovering amazing facts about bees, beetles, butterflies, and so much more.
Julia Rothmanis a highly acclaimed contemporary illustrator and author of many best-selling books, includingNature Anatomy,Farm Anatomy,Ocean Anatomy,Food Anatomy,Nature Anatomy Notebook,Wildlife Anatomy,Insect Anatomy,andBird Anatomy. Her illustrated column, Scratch, ran for five years in the SundayNew York Times.Clients for her illustrations and pattern designs include Target,The Washington Post, MTA Arts & Design, and more. She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Michael Hearstis a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and writer, whose projects are characterized by a fascination with extremely specific themes. His most recent project is a four-part book series that includes
Unusual Creatures,
Extraordinary People,
Curious Constructions, and
Unconventional Vehicles. Each book includes a companion album, and
Unusual Creatures was also made into a PBS Digital series. Hearst is also a founding member of the band One Ring Zero and has performed and given lectures and workshops at universities, museums, and cultural centers around the world. He has toured with The Magnetic Fields, performed with The Kronos Quartet at Carnegie Hall, and appeared on suclS.