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      In Search of Goliathus Hercules

      by Jennifer Angus
      Published
      Mar 2013
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
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      352
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      About This Book

      This is the fantastic story of Henri Bell, a near-orphan who in 1890 is sent to live with his ancient great-aunt and her extensive button collection. One rainy afternoon, Henri strikes up a conversation with a friendly fly on the windowsill and discovers he possesses the astounding ability to speak with insects. Thus commences an epic journey for Henri as he manages a flea circus, commands an army of beetles, and ultimately sets out to British Malaya to find the mythical giant insect known as Goliathus hercules. Along the way he makes friends both insect and human, and undergoes a strange transformation of his own. Artist Jennifer Angus, known for her Victorian-inspired exhibits of insect specimens, brings her distinctive sensibility to the pages of her first novel.

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      Genres

      General Fiction

      Characters & Occupations

      Animals

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Middle Grade

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      First Edition Mar 2013 Albert Whitman & Company ISBN13 9780807529904 ISBN10 0807529907
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