Beetles for Breakfast: And Other Weird and Wonderful Ways to Save the Planet - Hardcover

Finlay, Madeleine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1912497506 ISBN 13: 9781912497508

Publisher: Flying Eye Books, 2021

Synopsis

Chomping into a cricket sandwich? Cruising down the highway in a coffee-powered car? Learn about the bizarre but genius ways our lives could be changed by planet-saving tech!

Featured on The Guardian's "Science Weekly" podcast

A Junior Library Guild selection

"a visually stunning book crammed with detail and numerous weird and wonderful ideas on how to reduce the impact climate change is having on our planet." 
—A Library Lady


"There are few greater pleasures in life than cracking open the cover of a beautifully-produced, chunky information book."
—Book Super Hero


"If your kids are stressed about environmental issues, here's the antidote." —Creative Boo

In this visually stunning book full of weird and wacky facts about the future of science, we see how some of these futuristic inventions could fit into everyday life. With a mixture of abstract, infographic-style artwork and topical, funny and expertly-researched facts, adults and children alike will love seeing familiar scenes with a futuristic twist, teaching them all about the cool, exciting and sometimes quite strange inventions that could be commonplace in the not-so-distant future.


We all know the effects that climate change and global warming are having on our planet - but what we don't all know is some of the bizarre ways scientists are working to find practical and imaginative answers to these big problems. Expore futuristic inventions and how they could fit into everyday life: from brushing your teeth with biodegradable algae, to eating beetle burgers for lunch and coming home to do your homework with a pen containing ink made from exhaust fumes.

About this title

About the Author

Having graduated from Edinburgh University with a first-class Undergraduate Master's in Physics, Honours Astrophysics, Madeleine Finlay went on to work as a trainee patent attorney for just over a year. However, she soon decided to pursue a more creative career, and studied for a Master's in Science Communication. During that time she was Editor-in-Chief of I, Science,​ Imperial College London's science magazine and then worked as a science writer at the National Physical Laboratory. She now freelances in science journalism and radio, working with clients such as the BBC and New Scientist, among others.

Jisu Choi is an illustrator based in South Korea. Having started studying art from a young age alongside taekwondo and piano lessons, illustration was the one that stuck and she has pursued it ever since. She loves how drawing is the easiest way to put what you want next to you, and enjoys travelling the world to gather inspiration. She's worked with many clients on a range of products including packaging design and murals. This is her first book.

Edition details

• Publisher: Flying Eye Books
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1912497506
• ISBN 13: 9781912497508
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Choi Jisu
• Number of pages: 80