Pub Date: January 1, 2022
Dewey: 591.5
LCCN: 2021033824
Lexile Code: 0540
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index
Target Age Group: 08 to 11
Physical Info: 0.39" H x 9.13" L x 6.85" W ( 0.55 lbs) 32 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Science and Nature | Biology | Animals | Baby Animals | Zoology
Series: Weird Animal Diets
Description: From animals babies eating their parents' poop to get healthy gut bacteria to animals eating poop for nutrients, poop-eating is a common behavior in the animal kingdom. This title examines the insects, mammals, and birds that eat poop and the reasons why.
Brief description: Libby Wilson is a retired elementary librarian who has always loved stories, reading, and writing. She would like to thank Michael Gardner, Associate Professor at Flinders University in Australia, who helped locate scientific studies for this book. She also thanks Sloane and Harvey Wilson for the sloth moth idea.
Review Quotes: "[T]he material is inherently fascinating, and readers will meet a roster of creatures with taboo (to some humans) dining tastes." --Booklist