Button and Squirt: Amazing Animals of the British Isles Fact Cards

£10.00

Description

Learn all about the amazing animals that live across the British Isles with the newest set of cards to join our range, Amazing Animals of the British Isles.

'The cards are both educational and fun. The children love exploring and looking at the different animals, learning interesting facts as they go.' The pack contains 36 cards, 35 animal cards and one key card.

Each animal card features my illustration on one side, with its common name, then on the other side you will find their scientific name, when to see them, what they eat, conservation information, the threats they face, and three fun facts. The background colour of the card shows which areas of the British Isles the animal lives in. 

Set includes 

Greater mouse eared bat

Willow tit

Ladybird spider

Water vole

Harvest dormouse

Elephant hawk moth

Mole cricket

Natterjack toad

Eurasian beaver

Spiny shield bug

Fen raft spider

Perch

Little cuttlefish

Orange clubbed sea slug

Mole

Golden eagle

European badger

Red deer

Osprey

Kingfisher

Eurasian otter

Common shrew

Red fox

Great crested newt

Red squirrel

Grey seal

Spiny seahorse

Common dolphin

Basking shark

Garden bumblebee

Pine Martin 

Stag beetle

European hedgehog

Scottish wildcat 

Emperor dragonfly 

The cards are 78 x 108mm


Illustrated and designed by me in Wiltshire and Printed in the UK, using sustainable card, and coated with a water based finish, making them recyclable at the end of their life. Presented in a fully printed and laminated box. CE and UKCA tested. There is no plastic wrap on any of our products and all items are posted plastic free.  

 Not Suitable for under 3's - CHOKING HAZARD Small Parts.

Brand

So this is me and my two boys...eventually I might have a photo with hubby in it too but it’s probably too much to ask that everyone will be looking the right way and actually like the photo when it’s taken...so for now this will have to do the job.

Welcome to Button and Squirt! Im Ria, Im mummy to Dexter and Axel the inspiration for everything here at Button and Squirt, even the name (thats their nicknames that my Dad gave them when they were born).

I have always loved animals, nature and the world around me. Since I was very young I loved to find out everything I could about animals and I equally loved to draw and paint. My mum still has a hedgehog picture I created out of off cuts of vinyl tiles and she let me loose in my play room as a child and let me paint the entire wall with a huge orca.

'RIA HAS MADE AN AWESOME CONTRIBUTION TO CHILDRENS EDUCATION ON THE ANIMALS WE SHARE THE EARTH WITH, PAST AND PRESENT. HER ART WORK, DESIGN AND FACT FINDING ARE BEYOND COMPARE. I WOULD RECOMEND EVERYONE TO GET THESE FOR THEIR CHILDREN TO LEARN FROM.'
DENISE


Fast forward a few years (cough) and I had my first child, from the moment that kid knew what he was looking at he fell in love with nature and animals, and that passion and excitement started to rub off on me again and my love for it all came rushing back to the forefront of my mind.

That brings us up to now, where my love of drawing and animals has been brought back to life with Button and Squirt. I draw unusual animals from around the world to create my amazing animals fact cards to teach kids (and adults) all about the animals that we share the earth with, to hopefully help them to fall in love and want to protect them for the future.

Over the past few years I have created and released fourteen sets of cards, with matching colouring books, three fact and activity books and two puzzles, alongside notebooks and some fun gift items. I am constantly working on new items to add to the range, with Amazing Birds of Prey and Amazing Nature Journal hopefully coming out later this year.

Shipping & Delivery

How much is home delivery?

  • Standard Tracked - FREE for orders over £50  (£4.95 for orders under £40)
  • Next Working Day delivery via DPD (UK mainland only)  - £6.95 orders must be placed before 2pm.
  • International Delivery - the delivery charge will be calculated in the basket based on the weight of the order.

Standard Tracked are delivered using Royal Mail. 

When will I get my order?

  • We aim for orders, that are placed before 2pm, are dispatched the same day Monday - Friday, during peak periods this may be slower. For priority processing select Express.
  • Orders placed after 2pm will be dispatched the following day .
  • Orders placed after 2pm on a Friday will be dispatched the following Monday.
  • Orders for Next Working Day delivery via DPD must be placed before 2pm. 
  • International orders will be dispatched as above, delivery times will vary dependent on destination.