Orlando attended the launch of a children's book by his mum Sonia Copeland Bloom. "Basil the Beetle's Scary Adventure" was launched by the Amateur Entomologists' Society (AES) at an event attended by Orlando and his sister, actress Samantha.
Launched on the Society's 75th anniversary, at its annual Members' Day at London's Natural History Museum on April 24th, 2010, the book represents the first in a series of a new genre of 'faction' books, aimed at engaging children of primary school age with the natural world.The book utilises a careful mix of fact and fiction whereby a captivating tale about a beetle is complemented by salient facts about insects and how to keep them as pets. There is also a glossary of carefully selected 'technical' words.