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Jess French is a British television personality,
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and author. She is the presenter of a television programme called ''Minibeast Adventure with Jess'' which has aired on
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. French is also a best-selling author of more than 20 books and a regular contributor to science and literary festivals such as
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,
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and Norwich Science Festival and printed press such as
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TV career

French has worked on a number of shows as a wildlife (in particular creepy-crawly) expert including, Live 'n' Deadly (
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), Deadly Mission Madagascar (CBBC),
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(
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) and Micro Monsters 3D (
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). Since April 2014 she has presented a series of twenty 9-minute episodes of ''Minibeast Adventure with Jess'' on the
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channel. She has also appeared on The Pets Factor, BBC Breakfast, Sunday Brunch and Springwatch. In December 2022, French appeared alongside
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,
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and Susan Collins (artist) on the
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Christmas special, representing
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Radio

French co-presents a radio series with Ben Garrod for
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called Wild Inside, in which she carries out post mortem examinations on exotic species and discusses her findings. On 12 August 2019, she appeared on the podcast Trees A Crowd with David Oakes.


Education

French has degrees in
zoology Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and ...
(from
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), veterinary science and
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and surgery (from
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).


Books

French is one of the UK's top-selling authors of non-fiction books for children. She usually writes on the theme of animals, nature and the environment. In August 2020 she released her debut picture book. French was one of the 2021
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authors, with her title 'Protect the Planet', published by
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. * Fluttering Minibeast Adventures (Feb 2016) * Tickly Minibeast Adventures (Feb 2016) * Born Free Chimp Rescue: The True Story of Chinoise (May 2016) * Born Free Bear Rescue (September 2017) * Born Free Cheetah Rescue (November 2017) * Minibeasts with Jess French (February 2018) * How to Help a Hedgehog and Protect a Polar Bear (Aug 2018) * Saving Species (October 2018) * What a Waste (April 2019) * Lost Species (October 2019) * The Book of Brilliant Bugs (March 2020) * Slow Down, Monkey (Aug 2020) * Let's Save Our Planet: Forests: Uncover the Facts. Be Inspired. Make A Difference (October 2020) *Protect the Planet - World Book Day book (March 2021) * Earth's Incredible Oceans (April 2021) *Cat Chat (July 2021) *How to Be a Vet and Other Animal Jobs (July 2021) *Puppy Talk (Jan 2022) *It's a Wonderful World (March 2022) *Bella Loves Bugs (April 2022) *Billy Loves Birds (April 2022) *My Mum is a Spy - with
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. (August 2022)


Awards

French won the
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Global Youth Leadership award in 2010 for setting up a program to teach children about environmental issues. In 2015, French was named number 43 on
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magazine's Power List of conservation heroes. French's book 'Fluttering Minibeast Adventures' was nominated for the 2017 Educational Writers' Award. In 2022, French's book 'Earth's Incredible Oceans' won a Gold Nautilus Award and 'It's a Wonderful World' was named 'Top Value Toy' in the 2022 Right Start awards.


Early life

French has lived across the world, from Chile to
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. She grew up in
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and studied at
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. She gained a first class degree in
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at
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where she was active in the
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department, winning awards for her work teaching children about
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and for setting up a sign language society. She has studied primates across the world and has a particular interest in gorillas. She gained her degree in veterinary medicine and surgery from the
University of Nottingham , mottoeng = A city is built on wisdom , established = 1798 – teacher training college1881 – University College Nottingham1948 – university status , type = Public , chancellor ...
and she now works as a small animal and zoo vet. She can speak fluent Spanish and can use British Sign Language.


References

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