"Whew! Okay, back to the science part!
Farts are made up of several different gases.
And get this: every fart is different.
Most farts are made of the same ingredients,
but how much of each gas can vary wildly based
on who's farting, what they ate last, and how long
ago they ate it."
This is a book that will be welcomed by my younger granddaughter. Just the opportunity to read the title will have her giggling and quite eager to see what's inside. It is the seventh book in a 'trying to love' set that includes spiders, rocks, math, bees, garbage, and germs. All have been filled with pertinent scientific information, while also entertaining young readers with new learning and plenty of humor.
To begin, readers will get a real kick out of having a look at a large number of captioned farts pictured on front and back endpapers. Such creative and descriptive ways to describe the variety in farts produced by human beings. The author clears up any misconception for the word 'fart' on the title page by letting readers know the correct term to describe the noise is flatulence. Now, that is cleared up, we can move on to learning as much as possible in the book's 32 pages.
A brother and sister look directly at readers to ensure they get the correct facts (and funny asides) concerning digestion and its processes (and what makes it all seem so funny). She explains that the first recorded joke happened in 1900 BC in Sumeria. As she explains, her brother provides endless farts of his own. Knowing her brother and the role he will play in the book, she has invented a fan to blow the smell away ... the FARTFAN5000.
With the air cleared, she can go on with trying to convince readers that what she has to tell them is important. Most farts come from swallowing air, or from microorganisms already living in our gastrointestinal system. In breaking down food, gas is released. She goes on to try to explain what farts are made of. A chart shows that every one of them is different, depending on the human doing the farting.
"Most people pass about a liter of gas daily
and fart ten to twenty times a day!"
The science is easy to follow and informative, while cartoon-like mixed-media artwork helps with context for the target audience. She explains human metabolism and then goes on to discuss insects and animals, and the reasons they have flatulence. It's another fascinating look at the natural world and why it is worthy of our attention.
A page of Fascination Facts on Flatulence brings the book to an end. Well done!
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