"European badgers live in groups and
dig rectangular poop pits, letting other
badgers know that this area is already taken
by strong, well-fed badgers - so scram!
River otters are experts at smelly
signals. They flatten the vegetation along
a riverbank, then use it as a giant latrine,
creating a poop field that can be seen -
and smelled - by rival otters."
You tell me - did you need to know that? While you may not have, there will be many kids who will want to read this and then be happy to pass along all they have learned. You know who they are. My 6-year-old granddaughter will get a huge chuckle from the title itself. Kids are interested in animals, their own bodies, and the workings of poop.
The team that brought Germy Science and Stinky Science to readers add this third book to their Gross Science Book series. Edward Kay provides this in a short introduction:
"It's a veritable manual of manure, and a primer on pee.
Make no mistake: body waste grosses everybody out.
But it's a natural part of life, something that all organisms
have to do in order to live."
Does that help?
The table of contents lists five separate chapters: The Scoop on Poop, The Scoop on Your Poop, What to Do with All That Poop, Species and Feces, and Don't Waste Your Waste! Each chapter contains paragraphs of pertinent information on select topics. Accompanied by extremely funny cartoon-like art that adds context and entertainment, Mr. Kay fills his text with all things poop and pee, including numerous puns and facts that fascinate those kids always wanting to know more.
Readers will learn about human waste and what it contains, the digestive system, how our poop informs concerning our health itself, and even the way that sanitation systems have developed over time. There is so much more than that to learn as the text moves forward to other gross and enlightening details. Fact boxes are abundant and contain such news as this:
"The marabou stork's love affair with poop
doesn't end there. It also defecates on its own
legs to stay cool! Its white feces act like a heat
shield for its black legs."
EWWWW!
The book is well-researched, sure to intrigue and inform a reader who likes a blending of history and science, and is interested in the gross aspects of poop. It concludes with a glossary, an index, and a list for further reading.
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