Gross Things In Your House

Learn about small bugs that can live in your home.

Despite how cute and cuddly pets are, they are pretty gross too. Anyone who has seen drool trailing from a dog's mouth or a cat cough up a fur ball will agree. Readers learn about all sorts of animal behaviors and what they tell us about an animal's body. Readers will also discover several ways they can help keep their pets healthy. Animal biology is a key element of this book, making it a worthy addition to any science library.

Fungi's role in making cheese is quite unsavory to think about, but the end result sure tastes good. Yeast, one fungus discussed, is the fungus that makes our bread light and airy. Readers will also learn about the gross things in food that are dangerous and how to keep safe from E. coli and other bacteria. They'll be surprised and grossed out, but ultimately enthralled as they learn about the foods they eat every day.

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Presents disgusting facts designed to appeal to children.

It's not possible for people to walk, or even drive, to many places. Buses, trains, and airplanes get us where we need to go. Unfortunately, wherever large groups of people gather, there are sure to be a lot of germs—and other unpleasant things, too. The more we learn about these things, the more we can keep healthy and adopt behaviors to keep others healthy as well. The gross things hidden from view, or impossible to see with the human eye, on several modes of transportation are discovered through accessible text and engaging, fun facts.

From our bestselling Everything® Kids’ series comes The Ultimate Everything® Kids’ Books. Featuring hundreds of puzzles, jokes, recipes, and activities, these books are sure to provide days of fun for any kid with some time—and a pencil!The Ultimate Everything® Kids’ Gross Out Book will make kids want to scrunch up their faces and yell, “Ew!” Many of the terrible topics are surprisingly historical, comical, and even useful. Kids love anything that oozes, squirms, or is otherwise gross—and this book has it all.

What’s worse than finding a maggot in your apple? Which smells worse: a rotten egg or a rotten leg? What are sick and poo made of? Glenn Murphy, author of Why is Snot Green?, explains how being revolted (and sometimes being revolting) can be both brilliantly beneficial and stupendously silly in this fantastically informative book. Packed with illustrations, photographs, information and jokes about all sorts of disgusting things, from bugs, bacteria and sweaty armpits to exploding bodies and creepy-crawly creatures, this book contains absolutely no boring bits! Discover more funny science with Bodies: The Whole Blood-Pumping Story.