Jess French
| Jess French | |
|---|---|
| Education | Norwich School, University College London, University of Nottingham |
| Occupation | TV Presenter, zoologist, naturalist, entomologist and author |
| Notable work | Minibeast Adventure with Jess (Cbeebies) |
| Website |
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Jess French is a zoologist, naturalist, entomologist[1] and final year vet student.[2] She is also the presenter of 'Minibeast Adventure with Jess' on the Cbeebies channel.
TV career
She has worked on a number of shows as a wildlife (in particular creepy-crawly) expert including, Live ‘n’ Deadly (CBBC), Deadly Mission Madagascar (CBBC), Springwatch (BBC) and Micro Monsters 3D (Sky).[3] Since April 2014 she has presented a series of twenty 9-minute episodes of Minibeast Adventure with Jess on the Cbeebies channel.[1][4][5]
Books
French has written a number of books.
- Fluttering Minibeast Adventures (published Feb 2016)[6]
- Tickly Minibeast Adventures (published Feb 2016)[6][7]
- Born Free Chimp Rescue: The True Story of Chinoise (due May 2016)[8]
- Slimy Minibeast Adventures (due March 2017)[6]
- Buzzy Minibeast Adventures (due March 2017)[6]
Awards
French won the Jane Goodall Global Youth Leadership award in 2010 for setting up a program to get university students to teach children about environmental issues.[3][9]
Education
French has lived across the world, from Chile to Thailand. She grew up in Norfolk[10] and studied at Norwich School. She gained a first class degree in zoology at the University College London[3][4] where she was active in the volunteering department, winning awards for her work teaching children about conservation[11] and for setting up a sign language society.[12] She is currently studying for a degree in veterinary medicine and surgery at the University of Nottingham.[1][5] Her specialism is with primates and she hopes to be a gorilla vet in the future.[13] She can speak fluent Spanish and can use British Sign Language.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 "Vet student makes CBEEBIES big time". University of Nottingham. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ "Vet student makes CBEEBIES big time - The University of Nottingham". www.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- 1 2 3 4 "Jess French". Bath Literary Agency. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- 1 2 "ON Jess French presents a new show about creepy crawly pets on CBeebies". Norwich School. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- 1 2 Falconer, Daniel (18 April 2014). "Jess French exclusive interview: Minibeast Adventure". Female First. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Eyre, Charlotte (8 April 2015). "Egmont signs CBeebies presenter". The Book Seller. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ "Tickly Minibeast Adventures – Egmont". www.egmont.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- ↑ "Jess French - Born Free Chimp Rescue - Hachette Children's Group". Hachette Children's Group. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- ↑ "Jane Goodall Global Leadership Awards 2010". The Jane Goodall Institute. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ "Nottingham student is new face of CBeebies". Nottingham Post. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ "Student volunteers scoop award for school project". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- ↑ "UCLU Sign Language Society". UCLU. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- ↑ "Jess French on BBC Breakfast". Vimeo. Kindle Entertainment. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.