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1,000 amazing gross facts / [written by Stevie Derrick, Andrea Mills, Ben Morgan].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2023Edition: First American editionDescription: 152 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780744081435
  • 0744081432
Other title:
  • One thousand gross facts
Related works:
  • Container of (work): Mills, Andrea. Science of goo!
  • Container of (work): Mills, Andrea. It can't be true! Poo!
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
1. All About Goo. Giant slime ; Devil's fingers fungus ; Slippery frogspawn ; Globules of slimy snot ; Nature's nose pickers ; Tongue trick ; Squishy eyeball ; Honeydew farming ; Glowing trap ; Monster fatberg ; Plastic pollution ; Super saliva ; Bubble blower ; Solid-liquid slime ; Super sticky snail trail ; Deadly tongue trap ; Gourmet goo ; Edible insects ; Music bubble ; Living slime mold ; Rivers of liquid rock ; Sinking into soil ; Sinking feeling ; Gooey medicine ; Pus-filled pimples ; Sticky seabird vomit ; Mucky mud bath ; High-speed sneeze ; Oozing resin ; History of glue ; Flypaper plant ; Sticky spider silk ; Wonder web ; Sea slime ; Blooming goo -- 2. All About Poo. How is poo made? ; What's poo made of? ; How many bacteria are there in one poo? ; Bottom bacteria ; Life on the toilet ; How much poo has been pooed? ; What is pee? ; How much pee has been peed? ; How much gas do you pass in a lifetime? ; Toilet data ; How much toilet paper does the world use? ; Where does poo go? ; How much energy is in poo? ; Waste in space ; Poo in the past ; Whose poo? ; Moo poo ; Which animal poos the most? ; How often do animals poo? ; Poo picnic ; Dung drinkers -- What use are poo and pee? ; Defensive dung ; How strong is a dung beetle? ; Why are wombat poos square? ; What's the biggest pile of poo in the world? ; Bat cave ; How far does food travel? ; How much methane gas do cows fart? ; Poo palace? ; What's the biggest fossil poo? ; What's the biggest poo parasite? ; Record breakers.
Summary: "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 to understand." -- Publisher website.
Holdings
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 571.02 D438 Available 33111011470040
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 571.02 D438 Available 33111011351422
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 571.02 D438 Available 33111011159734
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Dive into a world of gross facts and discover the secret science of everything icky and sticky.

This irresistibly disgusting book for children will teach you all you need to know about all kinds of animal and human waste and goo - what it's for, how it's made, where it goes, and lots more.

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 to understand.

Celebrate your child's curiosity as they explore:

- 1,000 jaw-dropping, mind-blowing facts that will be sure to wow family and friends.
- Stunning CGI graphics, fun visual comparisons, and diagrams make stats and facts easy to understand.
- Science boxes that are illustrated with engaging diagrams to explain information.
- Simple and easy to understand images explaining the science behind the weird and wonderful facts.

This book of gross, mind-blowing facts will make the ideal gift for kids who love all things weird and wonderful - especially slime and goo! With endlessly interesting information and incredible visuals, 1,000 Amazing Gross Facts is the perfect way to entertain and amuse your friends, family, and yourself. In fact, you'll never look at poo, goop, and gunk in the same way again!

More in the Series

If you like 1,000 Amazing Gross Facts then why not complete the collection? Journey to the Jurassic era with 1,000 Amazing Dinosaur Facts and learn mind-boggling facts about the scariest animals ever to walk the Earth!

Includes index.

"Every hour, the world uses enough toilet paper to wrap around the planet 14 times."--Cover.

"The droplets in sneezes travel at speeds up to 100 mph."--Cover.

"Human produce 1.1 trillion gallons (4.2 trillion liters) of snot every year."--Cover.

"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 to understand." -- Publisher website.

1. All About Goo. Giant slime ; Devil's fingers fungus ; Slippery frogspawn ; Globules of slimy snot ; Nature's nose pickers ; Tongue trick ; Squishy eyeball ; Honeydew farming ; Glowing trap ; Monster fatberg ; Plastic pollution ; Super saliva ; Bubble blower ; Solid-liquid slime ; Super sticky snail trail ; Deadly tongue trap ; Gourmet goo ; Edible insects ; Music bubble ; Living slime mold ; Rivers of liquid rock ; Sinking into soil ; Sinking feeling ; Gooey medicine ; Pus-filled pimples ; Sticky seabird vomit ; Mucky mud bath ; High-speed sneeze ; Oozing resin ; History of glue ; Flypaper plant ; Sticky spider silk ; Wonder web ; Sea slime ; Blooming goo -- 2. All About Poo. How is poo made? ; What's poo made of? ; How many bacteria are there in one poo? ; Bottom bacteria ; Life on the toilet ; How much poo has been pooed? ; What is pee? ; How much pee has been peed? ; How much gas do you pass in a lifetime? ; Toilet data ; How much toilet paper does the world use? ; Where does poo go? ; How much energy is in poo? ; Waste in space ; Poo in the past ; Whose poo? ; Moo poo ; Which animal poos the most? ; How often do animals poo? ; Poo picnic ; Dung drinkers -- What use are poo and pee? ; Defensive dung ; How strong is a dung beetle? ; Why are wombat poos square? ; What's the biggest pile of poo in the world? ; Bat cave ; How far does food travel? ; How much methane gas do cows fart? ; Poo palace? ; What's the biggest fossil poo? ; What's the biggest poo parasite? ; Record breakers.

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