Grossology You Really Gross

We have news for you: You are gross. (And you thought we’d never find out!) Complete with hilariously disgusting illustrations and fun activities, this companion to Grossology goes beyond barf and farts to delve even deeper into places normally too gross to go. Discover the science behind all the sickeningly cool stuff going on inside our bodies, and more!

Grossology is a term invented by American author/illustrator team Sylvia Branzei and Jack Keely to describe the science of really gross things. This book explains the hows and whys of life's more disgusting facts - such as why our feet smell, why breaking wind is necessary and what useful function snot performs. Whether it is slimy, mushy, crusty, scaly or stinky, a grossologist finds out lots of disgusting things about people's bodies.

Instructions for a variety of simple experiments that illustrate some of the more disgusting aspects of human physiology. Also includes related activities and experiments. It's the perfect recipe! Sylvia Branzei's wildly disgusting scientific facts and Jack Keely's zany, totally gross art come together in the latest reissue for the best-selling Grossology series. In the spirit of stealth learning, the kid-friendly grossness of Hands-On Grossology invites teachers and kids to enjoy and learn science from a wide range of really gross experiments. Budding grossologists will be able to get their hands dirty on over 40 projects like: Pee pee capacity; The peristalsis Pinch; Homemade deodorant; Fake snot; The Spit-O-Matic. Hands-On Grossology is perfect for the grossologists ages 8 and up.

Yuck! Discover all things gross, nasty, disgusting, grimy, slimy, and vile with Dr. Grossology’s Book of Gross. From oozing snot to squirming bugs and smelly poo, Dr. Grossology has collected all of the grossest things imaginable in one nauseating book. Discover all of the gross phenomena in the world with slimy, smelly, sticky, gruesome, and foul topics to turn your stomach. You’ll entertain your friends and disgust every adult around you. Did you know that the regal horned lizard squirts blood out of its eyes? Or that you produce nearly two gallons of snot each week? What about that there are around 2,400 types of bacteria living in your belly button? And that lobsters pee out of their faces? Ick! This guide is irresistible to kids who love to gross you out! Inside you’ll find: - Loads of disgusting science experiments not for the faint of heart - Tips on how to throw a yucky party with ear wax snacks, fake dog poo, fish slime, and more - Expert advice from Dr. Grossology on how to gross people out! Get tons of yucky information on every gross thing imaginable, from repulsive science facts and freaky nature to everything unsavory about the human body. Get ready to disgust all your friends and family and make them say “ew!” with Dr. Grossology’s Book of Gross!

Amusingly illustrated book explains the scientific facts of microorganisms in the home.

It’s survival of the grossest kind! Snot. Vomit. Spit. Poop. Everyone knows these are gross, right? Well, for some animals, they’re crucial ingredients for survival! This book explores more than 30 of these animals and their grossest of the gross habits, from dung beetles who live for feces, to hagfish who cover themselves in gooey slime to escape predators, to bullfrogs who puke up their entire stomachs for cleaning purposes. It’s all so icky. And so awfully interesting! Kids will need to hold their noses before diving into this one! (Barf bags not included.)

Kids love stuff that's gross. From the liquids, solids, and gases--especially the gases!--or their own bodies to the creepy, crawly, slimy, slithery, fetid, and feculent phenomena in the world at large, kids with a curious bent just can't get enough. Oh, Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty brings together, in one book, all the good things about some of the baddest things on Earth. Exhaustively researched and impeccably scientific, yet written with a lively lack of earnestness, Oh, Yuck! is an ants to zits encyclopedic compendium covering people, animals, insects, plants, foods, and more. Here are vampire bats, which sip blood and pee at the same time so that they'll always be light enough to fly away; and slime eels, wreathed in mucus and eating fellow fish from the inside out. Oh, Yuck! explains why vomit smells; where dandruff comes from; what pus is all about; and why maggots adore rotting meant. Other features include gross recipes, putrid projects, 10 foods that make you airborne, and more. With hundreds of cartoon illustrations and real-life photographs, Oh, Yuck! is the complete guide to the irresistible--at least to an 8-to-12 year old--underbelly of life.

Research indicates boys are interested in reading nonfiction materials, yet most children's librarians prefer to booktalk fiction. Offering citations for more than 1,100 books, Gotcha for Guys! deals specifically with books to pique the interest of middle grade boys. A series of booktalks are grouped within chapters with like titles such as: Creepy-Crawly Creatures, Disasters and Unsolved Mysteries, Action and Innovation, and All Things Gross. Complete booktalks are presented in a beginning section of chapters 1-9. A second section in each of these chapters contains short annotations and talks for other books of interest, and a third section offers lists of well-reviewed titles to consider for boys. The book is enhanced with book cover art and reproducible lists for teachers and librarians.