Small, Shiny Dung Beetle by Mary Auld
Follow a female dung beetle meeting her mate on a fresh pile of elephant poo, a common dating site for a dung beetle, and learn about its life cycle and the super-strength it takes to keep the planet tidy. This book will feed the curiosity of the youngest of readers who are:keen to know how the world worksfascinated by nature enjoy learning new informationThe story is carefully written for children learning to read, with additional factual captions for more advanced readers. And here’s the WOW-factor – a large fold-out map of Africa at the end with diagrams and a fun I-Spy game to take children back into the book to find and identify animals in the pictures.
Small, Shiny Dung Beetle is part of the Start Small, Think Big series of science-based picture books:Aimed at children aged 4 to 8Covers KS1 primary science subjects that children learn at school High-quality educational content, beautifully illustratedSmall, Shiny Dung Beetle explores the story of a little green beetle involving fights, theft, navigation by the stars, and a lot of determination and hard work. It covers the life cycle of insects, parts of an insect, food chains, and the different types of dung beetle. The book focuses on the African savannah and shows the beetle’s important role in cleaning up and enriching habitats across the world.
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Hardback Oct 2025 9781916780149
230 x 230 (mm)
28 pages
LY - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 0.5