Jess French
Jess French | |
|---|---|
| Education | Norwich School, University College London, University of Nottingham |
| Occupation(s) | TV Presenter, Author, Vet |
| Notable work | Minibeast Adventure with Jess (Cbeebies) |
| Website | www |
Jess French is a zoologist, naturalist, entomologist,[1] author[2][3] and vet.[4] 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).[5] Since April 2014 she has presented a series of twenty 9-minute episodes of Minibeast Adventure with Jess on the Cbeebies channel.[1][6][7]
Books
French has written a number of books.
- Fluttering Minibeast Adventures (published Feb 2016)[8]
- Tickly Minibeast Adventures (published Feb 2016)[8][9]
- Born Free Chimp Rescue: The True Story of Chinoise (published May 2016)[10]
- Slimy Minibeast Adventures (due March 2017)[8]
- Buzzy Minibeast Adventures (due March 2017)[8]
Awards
French won the Jane Goodall Global Youth Leadership award in 2010 for setting up a program to teach children about environmental issues.[5][11]
In 2015, French was named number 43 on BBC Wildlife magazine's Power List of conservation heroes.[12]
Education
French has lived across the world, from Chile to Thailand. She grew up in Norfolk[13] and studied at Norwich School.[14] She gained a first class degree in zoology at the University College London[5][6] where she was active in the volunteering department, winning awards for her work teaching children about conservation[15] and for setting up a sign language society.[16] She gained her degree in veterinary medicine and surgery from the University of Nottingham.[1][7] Her specialism is with primates and she hopes to be a gorilla vet in the future.[17] She can speak fluent Spanish and can use British Sign Language.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Vet student makes CBEEBIES big time". University of Nottingham. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Amazon.co.uk: Jess French: Books, Biogs, Audiobooks, Discussions". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Jess French: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ^ "Vet student makes CBEEBIES big time - The University of Nottingham". www.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- ^ a b c d "Jess French". Bath Literary Agency. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ a b "ON Jess French presents a new show about creepy crawly pets on CBeebies". Norwich School. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ a b Falconer, Daniel (18 April 2014). "Jess French exclusive interview: Minibeast Adventure". Female First. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ Price, Jo (26 June 2015). "UK's top 50 conservation heroes". Discover Wildlife. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "Nottingham student is new face of CBeebies". Nottingham Post. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Norwich School - ON Jess French presents a new show about creepy crawly pets on CBeebies". www.norwich-school.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ^ "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.