Sunday, August 10, 2014

Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle by Cheryl Bardoe illustrated by Alan Marks*

Kids will laugh when they read the title and read the first line, "Somewhere in the world right now an animal is lightening its load-".
This book examines the different types of dung beetles-how they eat and store food, attract a mate and the development of their eggs to grubs to beetles.
I like  how the text is set up so it can be read to multiple ages.  The larger font text shares enough information that preschoolers can learn and enjoy the content.  Smaller font on the opposing page offers more detailed information about the same topic.
Text features: font size, more facts at the end, diagram/labels, glossary
*Highly recommend.

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