Poop-Eating Animals

by Libby Wilson

Overview

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. This book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, an Animal Spotlight special feature, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers title is at the Beacon level, aligned to reading levels of grades 2-3 and interest levels of grades 3-5.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781637390542
Publisher:	North Star Editions
Publication date:	01/01/2022
Series:	Weird Animal Diets
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.39(d)
Lexile:	540L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 9 Years

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 A Natural Food 5

Chapter 2 Eating Poop for Gut Bacteria 9

Animal Spotlight Rabbits 14

Chapter 3 Eating Poop for Nutrients 17

Chapter 4 Eating Poop for Safety 23

Focus on Poop-Eating Animals 28

Glossary 30

To Learn More 31

Index 32

Editorial Reviews

"[T]he material is inherently fascinating, and readers will meet a roster of creatures with taboo (to some humans) dining tastes." —Booklist

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