{"product_id":"9781789296693","title":"The Good Bug","description":"Author: George McGavin\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781789296693\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Michael O'Mara Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 19 Jun 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 192 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Following on from the success of \u003ci\u003eThe Good Bee\u003c\/i\u003e, this beautifully illustrated celebration of insects by leading entomologist George McGavin highlights the pivotal role they play in our ecosystems, and what we can do to help them survive and thrive.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Insects are fascinating and ingenious. They also play an incredibly important role in \u003cb\u003emaintaining life on planet Earth\u003c\/b\u003e, and are particularly \u003cb\u003epivotal to our own survival\u003c\/b\u003e. And yet they are under threat because of us.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Since they appeared on land 420 million years ago, these small six-legged animals have been \u003cb\u003epioneers and ultimate survivors\u003c\/b\u003e. Around 87 per cent of all plant species need animal \u003cb\u003epollination\u003c\/b\u003e and most of this is delivered by insects – they also \u003cb\u003emaintain healthy soil\u003c\/b\u003e, assist in \u003cb\u003edecomposition\u003c\/b\u003e and are essential to the \u003cb\u003efood web\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n This book is a celebration, and also a call to arms. One of the UK’s foremost entomologists and respected academics, George McGavin, explains all the amazing things that insects do, what we’re doing as humans to threaten their habitats and most importantly what we can do now to protect them.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46518539911326,"sku":"TLD-9781789296693","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781789296693.jpg?v=1771202333","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781789296693","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}