Book review: Skye Blackburn-Lang

REVIEWED BY ELIZABETH, 9, NSW

Skye Blackburn-Lang: Eating bugs for the planet by Dianne Wolfer, Wild Dingo Press, ISBN 9781925893694

The publisher provided a review copy of this book.

Have you ever eaten a bug cookie? Well, Skye Blackburn-Lang has.

As the oldest child, Skye was curious about animals that when she was younger she even tried to eat a snail! She lived in Port Macquarie and Sydney where she took home insects to investigate and observe. Skye went to a museum on insects where she found jars of insects and spiders stacked to the ceiling. That’s when she knew that she wanted to be an entomologist. She was so interested in insects and spiders that she had a pet tarantula called Fluffy and she even kept its exoskeleton mounted in a frame!

This book is interesting because it is about Skye’s childhood and how she mixes food science and bugs to make sustainable food. Unlike the other books in this series this book is colourful, has photographs of insects and spiders and has two insect recipes at the end. I thought it was lovely.

I rate this book 10/10. I recommend this for children above 7 years old and those who like bugs.

Take a look inside the book on the publisher’s website!

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