A beautiful field guide to beetles featuring notes, spectacular photos, and colorful illustrations of the world’s most remarkable beetles.

A compact version of DK’s bestselling anthology series, An Anthology of Beetles is perfect for budding entomologists and nature lovers ages 7-9 to take on the go and find these tough creatures.

An Anthology of Beetles will be your child’s guide through the lively world of insects, teaching how different species of beetles help pollinate plants, improve soil health, and control pests – all while playing a key role in maintaining nature's balance.

This stunning beetle book for kids offers:
  • The next book in the new compact spin-off of the bestselling Children’s Anthologies series.
  • A magnificent collection of over 100 unique beetles, from rickets and tardigrades to damselflies and ladybirds.
  • A quality gift book, with metallic foil and striking imagery on every page.

An Anthology of Beetles features mesmerizing images, beautiful illustrations by the artist behind DK’s bestselling Anthology series and captivating, highly informative content on how to identify, where to find, and what to know about the world’s different beetles.

More in the series

An Anthology of Beetles is part of the beautiful, new, and compact Anthology spin-off series. Complete the series and nurture your child's curiosity as they explore the stars in An Anthology of Stargazing, meet beautiful and delicate creatures in An Anthology of Butterflies and Moths or find unrivalled beauty in An Anthology of Flowers.
Richard Jones is the illustrator of several picture books, including A Story for Small Bear, Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year and an Amazon Best Book of the Month. He also illustrated Whale in a Fishbowl, which recieved four starred reviews and was a Kirkus Reviews and New York Public Library Best Book of the Year. He is the author/illustrator of the picture books Perdu and Little Bear. Richard was nominated for the Ezra Jack Keats Award for New Illustrator in 2019. View titles by Richard Jones
"A must for libraries that have the series already in their collection, this will have strong appeal to bug and nature lovers." - School Library Journal

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A beautiful field guide to beetles featuring notes, spectacular photos, and colorful illustrations of the world’s most remarkable beetles.

A compact version of DK’s bestselling anthology series, An Anthology of Beetles is perfect for budding entomologists and nature lovers ages 7-9 to take on the go and find these tough creatures.

An Anthology of Beetles will be your child’s guide through the lively world of insects, teaching how different species of beetles help pollinate plants, improve soil health, and control pests – all while playing a key role in maintaining nature's balance.

This stunning beetle book for kids offers:
  • The next book in the new compact spin-off of the bestselling Children’s Anthologies series.
  • A magnificent collection of over 100 unique beetles, from rickets and tardigrades to damselflies and ladybirds.
  • A quality gift book, with metallic foil and striking imagery on every page.

An Anthology of Beetles features mesmerizing images, beautiful illustrations by the artist behind DK’s bestselling Anthology series and captivating, highly informative content on how to identify, where to find, and what to know about the world’s different beetles.

More in the series

An Anthology of Beetles is part of the beautiful, new, and compact Anthology spin-off series. Complete the series and nurture your child's curiosity as they explore the stars in An Anthology of Stargazing, meet beautiful and delicate creatures in An Anthology of Butterflies and Moths or find unrivalled beauty in An Anthology of Flowers.

Author

Richard Jones is the illustrator of several picture books, including A Story for Small Bear, Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year and an Amazon Best Book of the Month. He also illustrated Whale in a Fishbowl, which recieved four starred reviews and was a Kirkus Reviews and New York Public Library Best Book of the Year. He is the author/illustrator of the picture books Perdu and Little Bear. Richard was nominated for the Ezra Jack Keats Award for New Illustrator in 2019. View titles by Richard Jones

Praise

"A must for libraries that have the series already in their collection, this will have strong appeal to bug and nature lovers." - School Library Journal

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