Christine Virnig
Author
Publisher
Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Caleb discovers that at Samhain Intermediate School every day is Halloween, and everybody wears costumes -- the trouble is that in the town of Samhain some of the monsters are real, and out for blood.
Author
Publisher
Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"After wading into the grossest animal pee, poop, and vomit humans have consumed in Dung for Dinner, Christine dives back into the muck with an equally humorous and informative exploration of the most revolting jobs throughout history. From the ancient Egyptian mummy makers who removed brains by shoving iron hooks up peoples' noses, to the 19th century Toshers who hunted for treasure deep in the London sewers, to modern day forensic entomologists...
Author
Publisher
GodwinBooks/Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"Discover the stomach-churning truth about the animal poop, pee, vomit, and secretions that humans have eaten throughout history and sometimes still do in Christine Virnig's laugh-out-loud middle-grade nonfiction debut. Dung for Dinner is illustrated by Korwin Briggs. From Roman charioteers scarfing wild boar dung to astronauts guzzling their own pee to today's kids spreading insect vomit on their toast, this humorous compendium is chock-full of history,...