Dung Beetles

Contributor(s): Hipp, Andrew (Author)

ISBN: 9780823962389

Publisher: PowerKids Press

$19.70

Pub Date: August 1, 2003

Dewey: 595.7649

LCCN: 2001004859

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Illustrated

Target Age Group: 08 to 11

Physical Info: 0.32" H x 9.26" L x 9.18" W ( 0.77 lbs) 24 pages

BISAC Categories:

Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Insects Spiders etc

Series: The Really Wild Life of Animals

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000063517 ( Dung Beetles)

Reading level: 5.90

Interest level: LG

Point value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Dung beetles are some of nature's most helpful scavengers. In the wild and in the barnyard, dung beetles burrow into and digest animal waste, reducing cow patties to nothing in minutes. Up-close photographs take the reader to the heart of the action. The in-depth text provides a step-by-step journey through the dung beetle's life cycle.

Review Quotes: Book Review-- "Third graders will go crazy for this book! Excellent." --Lincoln Public Schools (Lincoln, NE)

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