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Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The future is sh*t: the literal kind. For most of human history we've been, well, disinclined to take a closer look at our body's natural product -- the complex antihero of this story-save for gleaning some prophecy of our own health. But if we were to take more than a passing look at our poop, we would spy a veritable cornucopia of possibilities. We would see potent medicine, sustainable power, and natural fertilizer to restore the world's depleted...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"This irresistibly disgusting book for children will teach you all you need to know about all kinds of animal dung and human waste - what it's for, how it's made, where it goes, and lots more! Poo comes in all shapes and sizes. Every animal has its own special sort and some have fascinating uses for it. Wombats use their cube-shaped droppings to mark their territory; potato beetles build a shield of dung for defense; male hippos spray out a fecal...
Author
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that the global population produces more than a million tons of poo every day? Or that the ancient Egyptians used animal excrement in their medicine? That sea cucumbers can vomit their sticky insides when threatened, yet still survive? Children aged 9+ will love all these facts and more, presented either with jaw-dropping CGI illustrations or eye-popping photography - plus additional boxes feature diagrams that make information easy...
Author
Series
Poo in the zoo volume 1
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Although zoo keeper Bob McGrew enjoys taking care of the animals at the zoo, he does not like scooping up all the poop.
Author
Publisher
Usborne Publishing Limited
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"What is poop? Does everyone do it? And where does it all go? Children can lift the flaps to find the answers in this surprisingly charming book, and discover how much poop an elephant does, and what you can do with poop... There's even a Who did these poops? quiz. A very informative little book!"--
10) Doing business
Author
Publisher
Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Everyone becomes a suspect when bathroom business is done in the wrong place.
This bright, brilliant, and drily humorous new picture book is the perfect go-to guide for going Number Two. Someone has done business where they're not supposed to. But who was it? Suspense builds as suspects are rhythmically, methodically eliminated. We know it wasn't the baby (diaper), or Daddy (bathroom), or the lion at the zoo (too risky). There's a place for everything,...
11) You poop here
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In this introduction to potty training, animals demonstrate where they poop. Includes facts about animal feces.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Julian's birthday is fast approaching. For his party, his parents promise he can have any theme he wants. Maybe superheroes or skateboards? Dinosaurs or dogs? But Julian has another idea. He wants a poop party. With his family's help, Julian throws the biggest, brownest, most creative poop party ever!"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Danny and Dinosaur are convinced that a princess needs their help. But the only problem is, they aren't sure where she actually is. So they set off through Fairy-Tale Land to track her down, but things don't go exactly to plan. Can Dinosaur make it through this enchanged world without eating everything in sight?"--
14) The poop song
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"From cats to caterpillars, bluebirds to babies, everybody poops in their own special way"--
16) Poop talk
Publisher
Screen Media
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
An open and honest look at a taboo topic in today's society. The docu-comedy gives an inside look at all things poop, from uncensored, embarrassing moments to scientific explanations recounted by 50 experts and comedians.
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,...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Little Baa Baa is bored. So when Quirky Turkey comes along, the opportunity to make mischief is too good to resist. "What's that?" asks Turkey, pointing at a suspicious something on the ground. "What's what?" "That there." "This here?" "Yes, that there." "Oh, it's just a pile of . . . smarty tablets." "Ohhh. . ."--Amazon.
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
When Danny and Dinosaur accidentally go back through history on a time-travelling swing, they zoom right past the Romans, Egyptians, and Greeks to the Jurassic Era, where they meet some new dino friends. But soon there's a rumbling noise...a volcano is about to erupt! Can Dinosaur save the day by pooping them back to the future?
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...
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