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The Very Stinky Fly Hunt

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Keith is a scientist who hunts for flies. He looks for flies in parks and gardens. He peers into deep, dark caves. But there is one fly in particular that is very hard to find. To catch this elusive creature, Keith embarks on a very special... Read More
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The Very Stinky Fly Hunt

Based on a true story, join Keith on his very stinky search for one of Australia’s rarest insects.

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Keith is a scientist who hunts for flies. He looks for flies in parks and gardens. He peers into deep, dark caves. But there is one fly in particular that is very hard to find. To catch this elusive creature, Keith embarks on a very special fly hunt – a strange and smelly quest, because he is going to look for this very hard to find fly in remote public toilets. How loo-dicrous! Join Keith on this very stinky search for one of Australia’s rarest insects. And just like Keith, you may learn that if you try hard enough, persistence pays off. The Very Stinky Fly Hunt reveals that science is sometimes weird and sometimes a little gross too, but always an adventure. Reading level varies from child to child, but we recommend this book for ages 6 to 9.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781486318780

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 November 2025

Country: Australia

Imprint: CSIRO Publishing

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Karen Erasmus

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 250.0mm

Height: 250.0mm

Weight: 396g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Andrea Wild is a science communicator with CSIRO’s National Research Collections Australia, and the author of AmAZed! CSIRO’s A to Z of Biodiversity and Wild Collections: Specimens, Stories and Science from CSIRO (CSIRO Publishing, 2021, 2025). She has two sons, one who loves nature and one who loves experiments. Karen Erasmus has been illustrating material for children for many years. She lives on the south coast of Australia with her three dogs, five chickens, grown-up children and husband. Karen loves the diversity and quirkiness of Australian wildlife. She is also the illustrator of Wombat Poos Are Square (CSIRO Publishing, 2025).

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