Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle - Bluesky Profile

Nonfiction for kids on every topic! Our kid's sections are full of fun and informative nonfiction books, so if there's a kid in your life eager for every crumb of information they can find about a particular topic, we've got you covered...

New recommended non-fiction for kids.
Mind-controlling Bugs gets a mention.
www.readings.com.au/news/new-and...

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The number of Australians visiting Japan in May this year increased 32% compared to last year.

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Bug book on the shelves of South Yarra library.

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The main meals at the cafe were very average. But the mousse was good. Chocolately, but not too chocolately.

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Death Star chocolate mousse from the Star Wars cafe at Melbourne Museum

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Mind-Controlling Bugs Check out Mind-Controlling Bugs - Mind-Controlling Bugs is an eye-opening nonfiction book for kids ages 6 and up that dives into the fascinating world of parasites! Ever wondered wha...

Mind-Controlling Bugs is published by Hardie Grant and the cover and illustrations are by Astred Hicks.

bookshop.org/p/books/mind...

01.07.2025 23:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It's bug book US release day!

Hardback and ebook are now available in the USA.

It's mainly available through online stores (Amazon, Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, etc) but I'd love a photo if anyone sees a copy in the wild. :)

UK release in a couple of days.

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This is such a cool cover! Stocked to have a story in here alongside many awesome writers 🖤🖤🖤

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Wallace and Gromit's dedicated fans in South Korea The Aardman characters are hugely popular in the country, where Gromit is used to teach English

I later saw a BBC article talking about how popular they were in Korea. In terms of W&G merchandising, Korea is the 2nd biggest market after the UK. I also saw some commenters saying it was a lie and they had lived in Korea for years and had never seen W&G anywhere.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

27.06.2025 23:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

One of the things that surprised me about South Korea this time was seeing Wallace & Gromit merchandise everywhere. Plush toys, notebooks, pens, etc. I hadn't realised they were so popular there.

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Stunning amber fossil reveals ‘Last of Us’-type fungus likely lived alongside dinosaurs | CNN Paleontologists studying insects trapped in amber from 99 million years ago have made a remarkable discovery: an ant and a fly with parasitic fungi bursting from their bodies.

99 Million Years Later
edition.cnn.com/2025/06/24/s...

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Don't even try to bring kimchi onto the plane.

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Cash only. Are you ready?

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Hanging out with my meerkat buddies.

20.06.2025 21:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Cheongsudang Bakery Cafe. There are some fancy cafes in Seoul.

19.06.2025 20:51 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Visiting Gyeongbokgung Palace

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The Garden of Morning Calm

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Starfield Library

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Woljeong Bridge

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Haedong Yonggungsa Temple

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Busan

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Busan's Blue Line Sky Capsule.

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We took the ferry from Fukuoka to Busan (takes about 6 hour). Busan has a beautiful coastline and we went for a ride on the blue line Sky Capsule, which has cute little mini-carriages which travel along a coastal rail line.

10.06.2025 21:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Flowing noodle restaurant in Miyazaki. You order cold noodles and they put the in water running through bamboo and it's up to you to grab them before they go past.

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