This very good look at insect life has a wide variety – but pretty much of the superlative ones, not the standards we will be more likely to find, and with no attempt at the half a page it takes to explain the evolution behind such superlatives. But generally I found it very competently done – the text is more or less just a few factoids, but it gets a lot across, all the critters get the same presentation, complete with range, diet, size and so on, and throughout the photographic selection is excellent. Being a reprint of a 2018 book doesn't hinder it at all – I certainly welcome its reappearance. A strong four stars.

Amazing World: Bugs, Get to Know 20 Crazy Bugs. By L.J. Tracosas. 2023. Chartwell Books. (ARC eBook).

This book explores 20 bugs that belong to the classes of millipedes, centipedes, insects and arachnids.
The pages are dedicated to colorful and clearly detailed photographs of the bugs, as well as stats; such as size, diet, habitat range, and interesting facts, be they about the bugs larvae forms, or their camouflage or bioluminescence, etc. The list has widely known and distributed bugs like the Daddy Longlegs and Firefly, to the more isolated like the colorful Spiny Flower Mantis of Africa and the cave dwelling Glowworm of New Zealand. The book provides a table of contents in the front and a glossary in the back. Overall, a nice introduction work for kids.

This is an amazing book. I did not know a lot of these insects existed. Some are so colorful and amazing to look at. Each one tells where they are located, statistics, amazing facts, scientific name and facts. All including photos. This is great reference for a science project. It is full of information.

Earlier this month one of our school Science assignments was on insects. January is not a great season for bug hunting. What’s this homeschooling mama to do? Thank goodness for books. I figured it might not be as exciting as actual bug hunting (but my more preferred activity). I was looking thru NetGalley one evening and stumbled upon this gem of an insect book by L.J. Tracosas which publishes January 24th, 2023
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This book with its vivid photographs and fun facts brought the bug world from around the globe into our laps! I can only imagine how wonderful the print version would be! We learned that Longhorn Beetle can get up to the size of a banana, which I didn’t know about! Trust me I will be very happy to only encounter him on the pages of this book 😝.

If you are a homeschooling mom looking for fun fact filled books or have a kiddo fascinated with science and bugs then check out this book!
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Thank you @netgalley for helping us out with our schooling and making learning fun!

Thank you to the author, Chartwell Books and NetGalley, for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is a fantastic book for anyone, no matter how they feel about bugs - the amazing pictures and the design that incorporates all kinds of interesting facts will overcome any squeamishness you may have about bugs. Each bug is introduced over 2 pages, and there were quite a few I had never heard of. The kids I read this with were captivated, and I found myself marvelling as well. Having read a digital ARC, we of course didn't get the benefit of the glow-in-the-dark stickers, but I can imagine that would really round out the book as a gift for kids.

Thank you netgalley for this ARC. I am leaving an 100% honest review.

Amazing world : Bugs is brightly colored and full of interesting information.

I enjoyed the stats page and how the information was not overwhelming for a child. I also learned about the Girafe Weevil and I'm amazed I have never heard about them before

If you have littles [and not so little littles] that love bugs, this book is for you. IF you have littles that are a little hesitant about bugs [this would have been me when I was a little and I have had several anti-bug littles in my life], this is [funnily enough], the book for you. And if you are a little or a not so little little or their grownup, and you just love learning about all things outside and sciencey, this is 100% a book for you.

Filled with facts, photos and illustrations, this is a book about 20 weird and unique bugs [I had only heard of two!!] that will both intrigue and evoke squeals of EW at the same time [at least it did for me! LOL] and will also make you want to dig deeper into the fascination that is the bug world.
Very colorful and easy to read, this will be a book that will be read over and over. Well done.

Thank you to L.J. Tracosas and Quatro Publishing Group - Chartwell Books for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

**My only issue with this book was the formatting. Even though I know its an ARC, it would be nice to be able to EASILY read it [instead of having to do all sorts of tricks to get it read correctly]. Thankfully I finagled it well enough to get it read, but I would have loved it to be a little bit easier and had all the pages the right way to make it easier to read. I feel I didn't get the full feel of the book because of the wonky formatting.**

This non-fiction text teaches readers about a wide variety of interesting bugs. Each full page spread includes multiple zoomed in pictures of the insect, a few text boxes and short paragraphs of information, a map of range, a size reference and what it eats. With really interesting information and intriguing photographs this book is sure to captivate young readers while teaching them how to navigate non-fiction texts! I would recommend this book to bug-lovers in the age 6-12 range. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me the chance to read and review this book!

Amazing World: Bugs
by L. J. Tracosas

Great illustrations. With amazingly detailed pictures. Presented with text boxes that children and second language learners find intriguing and inviting. The information is simply described, illustrated by the pictures, for the specific information this allows the students to increase their vocabulary, and word recognition. Its a resource that would be good, for elementary and middle school. The text can help with interest, and expansion of lessons for science classes. I can see it used as a source not only for book reports, but science reports. It would at least be good to have in a school library as a resource.

As everyone knows I absolutely love insects/bugs ans this here book did not disappoint! Loved the pictures and loved seeing some of my favorite critters. Also enjoyed that the highlighted critters weren't typical ones that most people know about. I most definitely wanna own this.
#AllBugsAreInsectsButNotAllInsectsAreBugs
#TheMoreYouKnow

With bug-loving kiddos Amazing World: Bugs was a hit. They loved the images and all of the facts. We had to go back to each page over and over and over again.

*I received this book from the publisher through NetGalley for my review.

If you know me at all, you know that I’m just the teeniest bit obsessed with fun facts. This book is essentially Fun Facts: Bug Edition, so a must read for me.

All bugs are arthropods, meaning they all have a joint in the leg or foot, exoskeletons and are symmetrical. After explaining what they are and highlighting some of the ways they protect themselves, this book introduces you to twenty bugs.

You’ll learn where they live, what they eat and how big they are. At the end of the book there’s a glossary. I definitely learned some new words today.

Because I can’t help myself, I need to tell you my favourite fun fact for each bug.

When a Click Beetle is in danger it flips itself over and plays dead. Only it can’t flip back so it flings itself into the air over and over again until it lands the right way.

The body of a Spiny Flower Mantis mimics flower petals, which brings their food to them.

Daddy Longlegs aren’t spiders. Seriously??? They’re part of the arachnid family but are more closely related to scorpions.

The Hickory Horned Devil Caterpillar turns into a regal moth, which doesn’t have a working mouth.

Firefly adults are generally vegetarian but when they’re young many of them are carnivores.

The Jewel Wasp can turn cockroaches into zombies. The process is ingenious but kinda gross.

The female Spiny Orbweaver makes the web and is larger and more brightly coloured than the male.

The Longhorn Beetle eats trees.

Like the hickory horned devil caterpillar, Luna Moths don’t live long enough to eat. Luna Moths are nocturnal.

The nose of some species of Lanternfly is almost half the size of its body.

The Goliath Beetle weighs up to 100 grams (4 ounces).

The Giraffe Weevil was first discovered in 2008. It lives in Madagascar.

If a predator catches a Stick Insect, it may be able to get away by detaching its leg. They grow back!

Glowworms aren’t actually worms. They’re the larvae of the fungus gnat.

Because apparently we don’t call things what they are in the bug world, Railroad Worms are also not worms. They’re female beetles and they look amazing at night.

When they’re in danger, the Motyxia Millipede “will leak deadly cyanide and other yucky substances from the pores dotting their sides.”

What you know as a stink bug is actually called a Shield Bug.

Giant Devil’s Flower Mantis has a brilliant scientific name: Idolomantis diabolica.

In 1939, someone found a Glowing Cockroach. Just the one and it’s the only one that’s ever been spotted. It’s kind of adorable though; when it glows it reminds me of someone wearing a cape.

The Hercules Beetle lives up to its name. It’s the world’s strongest insect and “can lift more than 800 times its weight.”

I liked the layout of this book. There wasn’t so much text that young readers would find it overwhelming and there are at least two photos of each bug. I loved that the size of each bug was shown in relation to the size of a hand.

This was an entertaining way to get today’s fun fact fix. I may need to visit Ecuador to see if I can find the second ever glowing cockroach.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Chartwell Books, an imprint of Quarto Publishing Group, for the opportunity to read this book.

Since it used real life pictures, I found some bugs were quite frightening. But for educational purposes, it served.
However, in my device the pictures were stretchy and I couldn't clearly see the explain. I guess the pictures could be better arranged and the font for the book could be cuter.

A good book for the young beginners! The contents stand out and provide enough information on different bugs.

A great one with colourful eye popping illustrations and real pictures here and there.

However, I wish the cover is as good as the illustrations inside the book.

Thank you, Quarto Publishing Group - Chartwell Books, for the advance reading copy.