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Beetle boy / M. G. Leonard.

Nā: Momo rauemi: TextTextKaiwhakaputa:Frome, Somerset : Chicken House, 2016.Whakaahuatanga: 322 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781910002704 (paperback)
Ngā marau: DDC classification:
  • 813.6 23
Summary: Darkus is miserable. His dad has disappeared, and now he is living next door to the most disgusting neighbours ever. A giant beetle called Baxter comes to his rescue. But can the two solve the mystery of his dad's disappearance, especially when links emerge to cruel Lucretia Cutter and her penchant for beetle jewellery? A coffee-mug mountain, home to a million insects, could provide the answer \- if Darkus and Baxter are brave enough to find it. This is a darkly hilarious adventure full of exotic beetles, daring schemes, and true friendship.
Ngā tūtohu mai i tēnei whare pukapuka: Kāore he tūtohu i tēnei whare pukapuka mō tēnei taitara. Takiuru ki te tāpiri tūtohu.
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Includes "An Entomologist's Dictionary" (5 unnumbered pages at the end of the work).

Darkus is miserable. His dad has disappeared, and now he is living next door to the most disgusting neighbours ever. A giant beetle called Baxter comes to his rescue. But can the two solve the mystery of his dad's disappearance, especially when links emerge to cruel Lucretia Cutter and her penchant for beetle jewellery? A coffee-mug mountain, home to a million insects, could provide the answer \- if Darkus and Baxter are brave enough to find it. This is a darkly hilarious adventure full of exotic beetles, daring schemes, and true friendship.

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