Battle of the Beetles

HALF-DAY SCHOOL EVENT
(Suitable for Years 3 - 8, ages 7 - 12)

M. G. Leonard offers a half-day school event beginning with a slide show based assembly presentation lasting one hour (including Q&A), introducing students to the stories of Beetle Boy, Beetle Queen, Battle of the Beetles, The Beetle Collectors Handbook, Rex the Rhinoceros Beetle and on the wonderful world of beetles.

She will be brightly dressed, full of energy, an infectious enthusiasm for beetles, and come laden with cool scientific facts and taxidermy beetles.

Following the assembly, you can choose from a creative writing workshop or additional author talks, book signings, the opportunity for pupils to purchase a copy of Beetle Boy, Beetle Queen and Battle of the Beetles, Rex the Rhinoceros Beetle, and a chance to meet the author after the event.

FULL-DAY SCHOOL EVENT
(Suitable for Years 3 - 8, ages 7 - 12)

A full day will include the assembly presentation, a combination of creative writing workshops and/or author talks to various year-groups or classes, book buying and signing opportunity. Please complete our enquiry form to start the (dung)ball rolling.

CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS Information
(Suitable for Years 4, 5, 6 & 7)

As part of her half or full day event offer, M. G. Leonard runs hour long creative writing workshops devised to enable participants to discover the power of storytelling, cultivate research skills, challenge their own views and feelings about insects, consider the impact of a story on the reader, and encourage students to express themselves with words.

Participants choose a beetle to write a story about. M. G. Leonard inspires them to use their imaginations and gather ingredients for their story, animate their characters, make important decisions and provides a recipe to help them structure their story.

(Maximum group class size unless by agreement)

TO BOOK OR ENQUIRE ABOUT AN M. G. LEONARD SCHOOL EVENT, FILL OUT OUR ENQUIRY FORM.