Notes

M.G. Leonard ; featuring illustrations by Carim Nahaboo
157 pages
illustrations (chiefly colour)
Back cover: A fact-filled companion to the Beetle Boy books! You'll also find notes from me (Darkus)! Contents: Preparing for an expedition -- The beetles -- An entomologists' epilogue -- Postscripts -- A message from M.G. Leonard -- The Bug Farm by Dr Sarah Beynon -- Afterword by Max Barclay -- An entomologist's dictionary
Summary: In the Beetle Boy books, Darkus Cuttle learns all about beetles from an old guide. Now that treasured book is available for readers everywhere to discover amazing beetle facts for themselves! To be a coleopterist (a studier of beetles) you must be young at heart, curious and brave and be able to cope with the whiff of poo, for there are many scarabs who dine on dung. Packed into this book are more than 50 beetles to dazzle and amaze you. You'll meet flashy lantern bearers, super-strong scuttlers, toxic-acid shooters, beetles that navigate be the stars, and many more
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