The Big Book of Wild Poop
The Big Book of Wild Poop
Shweta Taneja (Author), Sunaina Coelho (Illustrator)
- Publication date : 23 January 2026
- Print length : 80 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9353454220
- ISBN-13 : 978-9353454227
Wild poop stinks.
It’s squishy and filled with icky things like hair, bones and skulls. But in the animal kingdom, scat is way more than undigested remains.
For a deer, poop is social media. To a dung beetle or a worm, it’s a bowl full of multivitamins. Poop is disguise for a spider to escape predators. For a hoopoe, it’s a way to protect her chicks.
One little plop of poop can save our planet and send adults scurrying out of the room with disgust. Now that’s what we call pooptastic. Are you ready to dive (noses pinched shut) into dung?
Wild poop stinks.
It’s squishy and filled with icky things like hair, bones and skulls. But in the animal kingdom, scat is way more than undigested remains.
For a deer, poop is social media. To a dung beetle or a worm, it’s a bowl full of multivitamins. Poop is disguise for a spider to escape predators. For a hoopoe, it’s a way to protect her chicks.
One little plop of poop can save our planet and send adults scurrying out of the room with disgust. Now that’s what we call pooptastic. Are you ready to dive (noses pinched shut) into dung?
Author Bios:
Shweta Taneja writes science and fiction for kids and adults. Her bestselling works include contemporary stories of Indian scientists: They Made What? They Found What?; graphic novel Krishna: Defender of Dharma; and critically acclaimed fantasy fiction series Anantya Tantrist Mysteries.
She was a finalist in the prestigious French award Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire, a Charles Wallace Writing Fellow and has given talks at Worldcons in China and Ireland. Her work has been translated to Kannada, French, Romanian, Dutch and Chinese.
When not writing, she wanders in forests, hikes on trails and eyes birds through binoculars. Find her online with her handle @shwetawrites.
Sunaina Coelho is an animation designer. She has created art and animation for app developers, digital campaigns and TV. She has also illustrated many children’s books.
Sunaina grew up in New Delhi and graduated from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, in 2008, after which she worked in Mumbai as an independent designer. In 2016 she started the design studio Babakiki with her husband Fahad Faizal. She currently lives and works in Bangalore.
Shweta Taneja writes science and fiction for kids and adults. Her bestselling works include contemporary stories of Indian scientists: They Made What? They Found What?; graphic novel Krishna: Defender of Dharma; and critically acclaimed fantasy fiction series Anantya Tantrist Mysteries.
She was a finalist in the prestigious French award Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire, a Charles Wallace Writing Fellow and has given talks at Worldcons in China and Ireland. Her work has been translated to Kannada, French, Romanian, Dutch and Chinese.
When not writing, she wanders in forests, hikes on trails and eyes birds through binoculars. Find her online with her handle @shwetawrites.
Sunaina Coelho is an animation designer. She has created art and animation for app developers, digital campaigns and TV. She has also illustrated many children’s books.
Sunaina grew up in New Delhi and graduated from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, in 2008, after which she worked in Mumbai as an independent designer. In 2016 she started the design studio Babakiki with her husband Fahad Faizal. She currently lives and works in Bangalore.
