Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Cheryl Bardoe
By (author) Alan Marks
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:32
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 229
ISBN/Barcode 9781580895552
ClassificationsDewey:595.7649
Audience
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
Imprint Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
Publication Date 10 April 2018
Publication Country United States

Description

Dung is a precious pile of food and drink for these beetles. Simple science text and dramatic illustrations give a close-up view of the fascinating world of the dung beetle. When an animal lightens its load, dung beetles race to the scene. They battle over, devour, hoard, and lay their eggs in the precious poop. Dung is food, drink, and fuel for new life-as crucial to these beetles as the beetles are to many habitats, including our own. Back matter includes instructions for finding dung beetles, fun facts, glossary, and a selected bibliography.

Author Biography

Cheryl Bardoe is the author of two Orbis Pictus Honor books, Mammoths and Mastodons- Titans of the Ice Age (Abrams, 2010) and Gregor Mendel- The Friar Who Grew Peas (Abrams, 2006), as well as The Ugly Duckling Dinosaur- A Prehistoric Tale (Abrams, 2011). She lives near Hartford, Connecticut, with her family.