The Poo That Grew

Brief Description
The animals were in a funk. The poop was EVERYWHERE. It stuck to paw and claw and trunk, To tail and horn and hair. Dung beetles love to chew on other animals' tasty poo. But when the monkeys make fun of them for having such a... Read More
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The Poo That Grew

A laugh-out-loud picture book all about when the dung beetles went on strike and its disastrously, pooey results!

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The animals were in a funk.

The poop was EVERYWHERE.

It stuck to paw and claw and trunk,

To tail and horn and hair.

Dung beetles love to chew on other animals' tasty poo. But when the monkeys make fun of them for having such a stinky lunch, the beetles decide to munch elsewhere.

What the monkeys didn't realise is that without the beetles, there's no one to clean up their business. And so, the pile of poo grew and grew and GREW.

In this hilarious picture book, Peter Bently imagines what might happen if dung beetles stopped doing their job and shows children that every creature is important to our environment, even those that are small and smelly.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526365453

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 November 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Children's Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Nick East

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 6.0mm

Width: 242.0mm

Height: 242.0mm

Weight: 164g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Peter Bently (Author)

Peter studied languages at Oxford and lives in Wickham, England. He is the author of the hilarious and bestselling The Great Bottom Swap, shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. King Jack and the Dragon, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and was among the American Library Association's Notable Children's Books of the year. www.peterbently.com

Nick East (Illustrator)

Nick East is the illustrator of the bestselling TOTO THE NINJA CAT series, written by Dermot O'Leary. He is also the illustrator of Michelle Robinson's popular GOODNIGHT . . . series. He worked for many years as a museum designer but has always been a storyteller whether, as a child, filling sketchbooks with quirky characters or, as a designer, displaying a collection of ancient artefacts. Nick is based in York.

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