Bird, Bee and Bug Houses2024-06-20T14:22:51+00:00

Bird, Bee and Bug Houses

  • Pub month: August 2024
  • ISBN-13: 9781787081444
  • Author: Illustrated by Esther Coombs, written by Susie Behar
  • Price: $19.99
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • No. of pages: 56
  • Dimensions: 10 x 9 inches
  • Color: Full color throughout
  • Age: 6+

Bird, Bee and Bug Houses shows children how to support garden wildlife by making sustainable bird, bee and bug houses, as well as 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. From building nest boxes and beetle banks to bee homes and butterfly feeders, children will also learn why supporting our backyard creatures is so important to the success of local ecosystems and the biodiversity of the world. Each project includes easy-to-follow illustrated step-by-step instructions along with detailed material and tool lists.

Activities include: Mini Wildlife Garden, Bug Hotel, Beetle Bank, Bat House, Nest Boxes, Bird and Butterfly Feeders and more.


Author Information

Esther Coombs
Esther Coombs is the illustrator of the award-winning Kids Can series and three children's activity books (all published by Button Books). She is a professional illustrator and lives in Canterbury, England. www.esthercoombs.com
Susie Behar
Susie Behar is a book editor with more than 25 years’ experience in children’s publishing. She has also written books on subjects including mental health, wellbeing, the countryside and the natural world.  She lives in rural West Sussex, England, surrounded by farmland, open countryside and lots of birds, bees and bugs.