{"product_id":"kids-nature-magazines-issue-144-magnificent-minibeasts","title":"Kid's Nature Magazines – Issue 144 – Magnificent Minibeasts","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe tiny team that runs the world\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"w-full my-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"py-[3px]\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA beetle with antler-like jaws. An ant nest warmed by the sun. A garden full of creatures working the night shift beneath the leaves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis October, Eco Kids Planet heads into the magnificent, muddy, buzzy world of minibeasts. Children aged 7–11 will meet the small animals with very big jobs: the recyclers, pollinators, hunters and seed-movers that keep nature ticking along.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMagnificent Minibeasts takes curious 7–11s down to eye level, where the smallest animals in Britain turn out to have the strangest lives of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside, they’ll discover why a stag beetle’s log pile is really a nursery, meet a devil’s coach horse beetle with a scorpion-style scare pose and find out whether insects poo or pee. There’s a lively Ask the Expert visit to a rare narrow-headed ant with a solar-powered home, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen it’s time to step outside. Our Microhabitat Mission helps young nature detectives map the tiny teams in a garden, park or school ground, with kind, practical advice on looking closely and leaving every creature’s home just as they found it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside this issue:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Tiny Team That Runs the World\u003c\/em\u003e: the vital jobs minibeasts do, from turning fallen leaves into soil to helping flowers make seeds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eA Letter from a Stag Beetle,\u003c\/em\u003e plus 10 mind-blowing minibeast facts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eCharlie Meets a Devil’s Coach Horse Beetle\u003c\/em\u003e, the midnight hunter with the wonderfully spooky name\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDo Insects Poo or Pee?\u003c\/em\u003e An unexpectedly fascinating investigation into frass, dung beetles and death farts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eMoksha’s Mission: \u003c\/em\u003esimple ways to make a cosy winter refuge for garden minibeasts by leaving the leaves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAsk the Expert:\u003c\/em\u003e meet the rare narrow-headed ant and its sun-catching, thatched nest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eWildlife news\u003c\/em\u003e, a Which Minibeast Are You? quiz, puzzles, posters and a minibeast-themed competition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAd-free, plastic-free, and made for kids who love real science and real stories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ecokidsplanet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56463523807611,"sku":"EKP144","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1538\/3241\/files\/EKP144_cover_w1200_306b3252-d13b-44da-919b-936eadcd788f.webp?v=1789997648","url":"https:\/\/www.ecokidsplanet.co.uk\/products\/kids-nature-magazines-issue-144-magnificent-minibeasts","provider":"Eco Kids Planet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}