"Get up close to this mighty dung beetle!"
A small but mighty and extremely important creature is the subject of the sixth book in this well-thought out and attractive information picture book series.
Dung beetles are found on every continent except Antarctica, munching up poo and keeping habitats healthy and clean. This book follows a female dung beetle on the African savannah as she makes a dung ball and, with her mate, a burrow for it, where she will lay her eggs. Across pages of clear, varied and attractive illustrations and equally clear text, we learn all about dung beetles’ lives including their life cycle. The story is told by the dung beetle herself and, it makes for fascinating reading, informing readers about grassland habitats, metamorphosis and predation as well as the role played by decomposers and recyclers in a healthy ecosystem.
A pull-out poster provides life size illustrations of ten different handsome dung beetles as well as a map of the world, together with a Serengeti I-Spy quiz challenging readers to go back through the pages and find different animals. Recommended for all school libraries and the home.
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