Finding a peaceful resting place for a weary, peace loving ladybeetle wasn't too much to ask, so you'd think. After flying all the way from Russia, the only thing Zar-Zar wanted to do was rest her tied wings, but the creatures in this garden had a very different idea. ABOUT THE SERIES: Zar-Zar is a peace loving Russian Ladybeetle... with a little bit of attitude. Her questionable ventures take her around the world - from mixing it up in Mexico, surviving New York, hanging with whales in Alaska, riding rapids in Africa and surfing in Hawaii, to treading carefully in the land of black and white, she's a very busy ladybeetle. In between her outrageous birthday bash and her outer space odysseys she moonlights as a mischievous but peace loving Easter beetle. After all, she is Russian. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: LA Pandanas has created 12 children's picture books introducing Zar- Zar the Russian Ladybeetle, a peace loving ladybeetle with a little bit of attitude - just don't call her a bug! 'Bull Ants, Bindies and Bees' is the first book in the Zar-Zar series. Her first junior novel 'Great Spirit Billabong,' is a story of friendship and survival in a harsh, ancient land.