Tessa Laird’s dazzling study takes in everything from Colombian breast plates to Chinese matchboxes, not to mention the Australian newsreader who raised an orphaned flying fox. Disappointingly in the intervening time I have not read anymore Harry Hole books but maybe this will provide sufficient impetus - there are 12 in the series to read.

The beginning of the series starts with a simmer, and by the time of the 13th book, the serial killings had become quite outlandish as the author seemingly felt he had to one-up himself. So for anyone new to Nesbo, you are in for a treat if you follow Harry’s career beginning with this book.Following on from The Bee Book and The Sea Book, Charlotte Milner continues to highlight important ecological issues faced by our planet to children, this time focusing on the world's only flying mammals.

Did you know that the collective noun for bats is a “cloud”, or that in the first scientific classification of mammals, bats were placed close to humans because, like us, they have two nipples? K. we were denied the first two books hence my initial delay in committing to a series from the third instalment. Children will be fascinated by the beautiful illustrations and learn plenty of bat facts on every page. Bats are also incredibly important to the environment, from gobbling up pests to spreading seeds through the forests.

Following on from The Bee Book and The Sea Book, Charlotte Milner continues to highlight important ecological issues faced by our planet to children. Terence is just an ordinary boy trying to fill the summer with some kind of adventure while his best friend Tom is at summer camp. The book also shows how bats are incredibly important to the environment: they gobble up pests, spread seeds through the forests, and pollinate over 500 different species of plants including some of our favourite fruits like mangoes and bananas.