The Bug Hunt with Freddie
Freddie discovers a strange beetle and follows the clues to find out what it is.
On a summer morning, Freddie found a strange insect on a log. He had never seen one like it. He took out a notebook and magnifying glass. ‘This is a mystery,’ he whispered.
Freddie drew the bug carefully. He counted its legs: six. He noticed its shiny shell and tiny feelers. ‘Come look,’ he called to Aisha. They crouched in the grass, watching it walk.
They visited Tariq the deer, who knew everything about insects. ‘Ah,’ said Tariq, studying the drawing. ‘That’s a dung beetle! It has a super-strength, rolling balls twenty times its weight.’
‘Amazing,’ breathed Freddie. They went back and watched the dung beetle for a long time. They were careful not to touch or hurt it. When it had gone, they wrote down everything they had learned.
At school the next day, Freddie showed the class the drawing and told them all about the dung beetle. ‘Bugs are brilliant,’ he said. And the whole class went out to look for more.
From then on, Freddie was known as the Bug Scientist. And whenever he found a new creature, he sat down quietly, took out the notebook, and began to wonder.
The little lesson
Careful watching and asking questions lead to discovery.
Let’s talk about it
- What would you do to learn about a bug?
- How did Freddie take care of the beetle?
Finish stories to collect Freddie as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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