Melanie Uteg
Illustrator Francesca Pesci
Library Reinforced
Calico Kid
12/15/2025
E 3-8
JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education / School Stories / Insects / Spiders
Dung surprises Bo on their way to Firefly School by navigating with the moon's light. During their travels, they meet a bat and Dung pledges to show the fireflies how great beetles are. At school, Dung and Bo give their Star of the Week presentations and wonder if their classmates are laughing at them. As class ends, they learn some surprising beetle facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Calico Kid is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
