Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle, Cheryl Bardoe
Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle, Cheryl Bardoe
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Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle

Author: Cheryl Bardoe

Narrator: Eliza Foss

Unabridged: 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/04/2014


Synopsis

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Max on July 01, 2019

It is amazing how the life of dung beetles is so similar to ours.......more

Goodreads review by Edward on December 22, 2014

Without the remarkable dung beetle, we'd all be living in a world of shit.......more

Goodreads review by Laralee on March 20, 2024

A little gross, but we learned so much. Beautifully illustrated.......more

Goodreads review by Lynn on January 14, 2015

It is tempting to pepper this review with poop jokes but I'll just say that this really IS a well written and informative book ;-)......more

Goodreads review by Jennyfer on December 10, 2020

This was a fairly interesting book. It was very informational and described step by step, the life cycle of the Dung Beetle. The book also explained 3 major types of Dung Beetles and what they do to stay alive. The book included various double page spreads and had no framing, which made the illustra......more