Author: Susan Stoltz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578935508
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Author: Steve Jenkins
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547680848
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 43

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Legs, antennae, horns, beautiful shells, knobs, and other oddities--what's not to like about beetles?

Author: Susan Stoltz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: Martha E. H. Rustad
Publisher: Pebble
ISBN: 1977126499
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33

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"Dung beetles are the world's strongest animals. They are famous for rolling animal poop around. Their gross job is important to the world. Find out more facts about these strong insects"--Provided by publisher.

Author: Mark Eischen
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781494378820
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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This is a story about Donnie, a young Dung Beetle who grows tired of his same old breakfast and goes off in search of other options. With beautiful illustrations, and a cast of vibrant characters Donnie meets along the way, this is a colorful and funny tale designed to entertain parents and kids alike.

Author: Cheryl Bardoe
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1580895557
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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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: Tony Fucile
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536221775
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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“A hilarious debut told mainly through the zany artwork. . . . The pictures capture the universality of the moment.” — School Library Journal (starred review) Frankie and Sal have already played every sport and board game invented, baked and eaten batches of cookies, and painted a zillion pictures. What’s left to do? Nothing! Ten seconds of nothing! Can they do it? With a wink to the reader and a command of visual humor, feature-film animator Tony Fucile demonstrates the Zen-like art of doing nothing . . . oops! Couldn’t do it!

Author: Helen Lunn
Publisher: Wits University Press
ISBN: 1776144651
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 266

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The sweeping scientific and social history of the humble dung beetle The humble and industrious dung beetle is a marvelous beast: the 6,000 species identified so far are intricately entwined with human history and scientific endeavor. These night-soil collectors of the planet have been worshipped as gods, worn as jewelry, and painted by artists. More practically, they saved Hawaii from ecological blight, and rescued Australia from plagues of flies. They fertilize soil, cleanse pastures, steer by the stars, and have a unique relationship with the African elephant (along with many other ungulates). Above all, they are the ideal subject for biological study in an evolving world. In this sweeping history of more than 3,000 years, beginning with Ancient Egypt, scientist Marcus Byrne and writer Helen Lunn capture the diversity of dung beetles and their unique behavior patterns. Dung beetles’ fortunes have followed the shifts from a world dominated by a religion that symbolically incorporated them into some of its key concepts of rebirth, to a world in which science has largely separated itself from religion and alchemy. With over 6,000 species found throughout the world, these unassuming but remarkable creatures are fundamental to some of humanity’s most cherished beliefs and have been ever present in religion, art, literature, science and the environment. They are at the center of current gene research, play an important role in keeping our planet healthy, and some nocturnal dung beetles have been found to navigate by the starry skies. Outlining the development of science from the point of view of the humble dung beetle is what makes this charming story of immense interest to general readers and entomologists alike.

Author: Jerry Pallotta
Publisher: Triangle Interactive, Inc.
ISBN: 168444716X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages :

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Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Beetles from A to Z are crawling all over this book. From the Dung Beetle to the Kalahari Beetle, these critters live all over the world. Jerry Pallotta's twentieth alphabet book is brimming with facts and his signature humor.

Author: Jane Kurtz
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481479873
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Find out what happens to all of the poo at the zoo in this funny and factual picture book! There are so many different kinds of animals at the zoo, and they each make lots and lots (and sometimes LOTS!) of poo. So what do zoos do with all of that poo? This zany, fact-filled romp explores zoo poo, from cube-shaped wombat poo to white hyena scat, and all of the places it ends up, including in science labs and elephant-poo paper—even backyard gardens!