Poop for Breakfast

Eating poop is gross! So why do some animals do it? For lots of good reasons!

Male butterflies slurp up poop to give as a gift to females, which makes their eggs stronger. Robins scarf down the poop of young chicks because it's full of undigested nutrients. And baby elephants gobble up the poop from adults to get essential bacteria into their digestive systems. This disgustingly informative book is bursting with lots of surprising information about animals—and digestion!

What Others Are Saying…

"Irresistible science"
--Kirkus Review

A fascinating, funny and SCRUMPTIOUS book! Sara Levine is a master at delivering irresistible science to young readers and this book is no exception! Since I have a pup of my own that likes to eat poop, I found this book especially fascinating, as well as hilarious. Sara explains how and why animals engage in poop eating with a simple narrative and then provides extra details in sidebars, which makes this book accessible to both beginner and more advanced readers. I dare you to find a single young reader who will turn their nose up at this book! —Reviewer on Amazon

Awards

(MASL) Dogwood Readers Award finalist

Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year

Animal Behavior Society Children’s Book Award finalist.