Overview

Sparkling, brightly coloured Christmas beetles usually appear in the heat of December - a sign that the festive season has begun. But recently they have been hard to find. We aren't seeing them in the eucalyptus trees, or dancing around lights at night. These shimmering, shiny beetles are disappearing from our summers. Where have they gone? Where Are All the Christmas Beetles? takes us on a lyrical discovery of these fascinating creatures and explores the possible reasons for their decrease in numbers. Reading level varies from child to child, but we recommend this book for ages 5 to 9.

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9781486322503

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Reviews

""The book made me think a lot. It had a lot of other beetles in that I didn't know about. It was a very interesting book and my favourite part was the beautiful drawings. I would recommend this book to the whole universe."" Pippa Welden (Age 8), Land for Wildlife, November 2023 ""Where Are All the Christmas Beetles? is a great introduction to insect conservation for all ages."" Dr Kate Umbers, Western Sydney University, Founding Managing Director of Invertebrates Australia ""With a delightful cover and gorgeous endpapers, rhyming prose and stunning illustrations, Where are all the Christmas Beetles? is a wonderful factual narrative to share with young children."" Kathryn Beilby, ReadPlus, 11 October 2023 ""With a bouncy rhyming text that Smalls will love, followed up by a double page of information plus a glossary, this is as much a treasure as the beetles themselves. The illustrations are equally outstanding and I adore the end papers which feature a plethora of the many species of Christmas beetles in all their sizes, shapes and iridescent hues."" Sue Warren, Just So Stories, 12 October 2023

Author Information

Suzanne Houghton is an award-winning author and illustrator of several books, including Wonderful Wasps and Life in a Hollow. She loves nothing more than to splash colour on a page and bring joy to readers.

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