Dung for dinner : a stomach-churning look at the animal poop, pee, vomit, and secretions that people have eaten (and often still do!) /
Virnig, Christine,
Dung for dinner : a stomach-churning look at the animal poop, pee, vomit, and secretions that people have eaten (and often still do!) / Christine Virnig ; illustrated by Korwin Briggs. - First edition. - ix, 166 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-162) and index.
A deliciously disgusting introduction to some of the grossest things we humans put in our mouths--often without even realizing it! From Roman charioteers scarfing wild boar dung to astronauts guzzling their own pee in space to today's kids spreading insect vomit on their toast, this humorous compendium is chock-full of history, science, and fascinatingly gross facts. Bug secretions coating your candy corn? Rodent poop in your popcorn? Physicians tasting their patients' pee? It's irresistibly disgusting!
9781250246790 1250246792
2019949983
Food habits--History--Juvenile literature.
Animal droppings--Juvenile literature.
Feces--Juvenile literature.
Defecation--Juvenile literature.
Urine--Juvenile literature.
Vomiting--Juvenile literature.
Informational works.
Humor.
Illustrated works.
Dung for dinner : a stomach-churning look at the animal poop, pee, vomit, and secretions that people have eaten (and often still do!) / Christine Virnig ; illustrated by Korwin Briggs. - First edition. - ix, 166 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-162) and index.
A deliciously disgusting introduction to some of the grossest things we humans put in our mouths--often without even realizing it! From Roman charioteers scarfing wild boar dung to astronauts guzzling their own pee in space to today's kids spreading insect vomit on their toast, this humorous compendium is chock-full of history, science, and fascinatingly gross facts. Bug secretions coating your candy corn? Rodent poop in your popcorn? Physicians tasting their patients' pee? It's irresistibly disgusting!
9781250246790 1250246792
2019949983
Food habits--History--Juvenile literature.
Animal droppings--Juvenile literature.
Feces--Juvenile literature.
Defecation--Juvenile literature.
Urine--Juvenile literature.
Vomiting--Juvenile literature.
Informational works.
Humor.
Illustrated works.