Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle
  • Published: 15 April 2018
  • ISBN: 9781580895552
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $19.99

Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle

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Think dung is gross? For a dung beetle, it's food, drink, and fuel for new life. Are dung beetles disgusting? Take a closer look and discover the beauty of these diamonds in the dung.

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.
  • Published: 15 April 2018
  • ISBN: 9781580895552
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $19.99
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Praise for Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle

Praise for Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle:

  • "An excrement--er, excellent--read."--Kirkus Reviews
  • "The lowly dung beetle was exalted in ancient Egypt, and its vital role in nature is beautifully recognized once again."--School Library Journal

    • Praise for For Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas (Orbis Pictus Honor Book) (Bardoe):
  • "An attractive picture-book biography . . . is as much a treat for the eye as it is the curious mind." --School Library Journal

    • For Finding Home (Marks):
  • " . . . Marks' expressive, realistic mixed-media images give a strong sense of the animals' terror and the mother's intense bond with her child and show how humans can protect the increasing numbers of wildlife that are pushed by shrinking habitats into our neighborhoods." -- Booklist, starred review