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Dung Beetle on a Roll

Hardback
August 2024
9781486318872
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  • Publisher
    CSIRO Publishing
  • Published
    22nd August
  • ISBN 9781486318872
  • Language English
  • Pages 32 pp.
  • Size 9.84" x 9.84"
  • Images color illus throughout
$16.99

Bigger is not always better. Sometimes the smallest of creatures can have the biggest impact … even with dung!

Explore the fascinating and incredibly important role that tiny dung beetles play in our environment. From pushing dung balls that can weigh up to 50 times more than they do, to recycling nutrients in our soil, these beetles are really quite exceptional!

Written and illustrated by the award-winning Sandra Severgnini, Dung Beetle on a Roll is a delightful encounter with these small but important beetles.

Reading level varies from child to child, but we recommend this book for ages 5 to 9.

Features:

  • Follow a dung beetle on his quest to make the best dung ball ever.
  • Shows the importance of some of our smallest creatures, who can have a huge impact.
  • Explores the critical role that dung beetles play in our environment.
  • Shares more fabulous facts about dung beetles in the information section at the end.

Main story
Fabulous facts about dung beetles

Sandra Severgnini

Sandra Severgnini is an author and illustrator of numerous award-winning books. Her fascination for the amazing world around her inspires her words and brings sensitivity and humor to her illustrations.

ecology; environment; insects; dung beetles