The Boy Who Hated Insects

by Dianne Stewart

Overview

Joshua Finkelstein Bade does not want to go on his school camp to the nature reserve. Allergic to mosquitoes, he squirms when he sees creepy crawlies and hates to touch slimy scum-bags, called slugs. YUCK! The hate he has for critters does not run in his family. One of his grandmothers is an entomologist and his grandfather, a game ranger in a South African game park, studies dung-beetles. And believe it or not, Josh is the only one in his class to not like insects. He cannot understand why his classmates love bugs so much ... He pulls out every trick in the book to avoid going on the school trip, including faking that he has the measles. When all attempts to avoid the camp fail, Joshua has no choice but to tag along. Luckily, Josh discovers that the camp is not THAT horrible. He even learns to tolerate some of the many-legged critters ...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781776353415
Publisher:	Penguin Random House South Africa
Publication date:	03/04/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	136
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	11 - 13 Years

About the Author

Dianne Stewart is a renowned author of both children’s and adult books. She has published many folktales such as The Zebra’s StripesandOther African Animal Tales and picture books such as Who’s Afraid of the Dark?, Dudu’s Basket and Lyle the Crocodile. Her young adult novel, Chasing the Wind, received the MML Young Africa award and was nationally prescribed for grade 12. Dianne is a keen nature lover and loves writing for children.