A 12-year-old boy has set a world record after discovering the largest European wasp nest on a property Down Under. Jordan Waddingham scoured through bushland at Karoola, north east of Launceston in Tasmania to unravel the plague of wasps after his mother Stephanie offered him $20 to locate the nest.
bildungsroman (plural bildungsromans or bildungsromane) A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
âBildungsromanâ is a German term meaning ânovel of formationâ or a coming-of-age story. Itâs a type of fiction that often documents a characterâs journey into adulthood, but also offers itself as a tool in the readerâs own cultural and personal development.