{"id":816,"date":"2020-07-06T10:40:29","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T17:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/?p=816"},"modified":"2020-07-06T10:40:29","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T17:40:29","slug":"ick-a-book-about-toxic-toots-and-bubbles-of-goo-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/ick-a-book-about-toxic-toots-and-bubbles-of-goo-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Ick! A Book About Toxic Toots and Bubbles of Goo for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lynn from Bookends Blog<\/a>:<\/strong> National Geographic always does a great job of publishing books that kids love but Melissa Stewart’s new book, Ick!: Delightfully Disgusting Animal Dinners. Dwellings and Defenses<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(National Geographic, 2020) stands out even from that crowd.<\/p>\n

The book is divided into the 3 main chapters listed in the title: dinners, dwellings, and defenses\u2014all icky. All of the delightfully disgusting creatures get their own two-page spread. Each of the creatures featured has the same categories of information provided including a Stat Stack of statistical facts, a general description, Extra Ick with additional or related information, and magnificent large color photographs. Stewart’s writing is terrific! The general descriptions are wonderfully done, snappy, full of groan-worthy puns but also clear, informative, and attention-holding. It is far more than just eww-inducing! There is a lot of great information provided here about why the behavior is employed and the advantages gained by the organism.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Let me be clear. There is plenty of disgusting icky facts that kids will gleefully read and share with everyone around them. How about a lacewing larva that uses its own toxic farts to stun its prey? Or the Caecilian babies who literally eat their mother’s skin? Yup. And of course, there are plenty of poop-related facts like Burrowing Owls who line their underground nests with poop\u2014theirs and anyone else’s they can find. Or read about young Komodo Dragons who roll in their own foul-smelling poop to keep from being eaten by OTHER Komodo Dragons!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I set out on this book, thinking I would read a few pages a day and work my way slowly through but I ended up reading half the book in one sitting and finishing it eagerly the next morning. Stewart’s writing and the fabulous photographs hooked me. It certainly is icky but I learned so much! The excellent back matter includes a Glossary and 2 pages of Selected Sources for additional revolting reading. This is bound to be wildly popular with a lot of kids who will loudly share the grosser elements but they are going to learn a whole lot of solid biology along the way!\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Lynn from Bookends Blog: National Geographic always does a great job of publishing books that kids love but Melissa Stewart’s new book, Ick!: Delightfully Disgusting Animal Dinners. Dwellings and Defenses\u00a0(National Geographic, 2020) stands out even from that crowd. The book is divided into the 3 main chapters listed in the title: dinners, dwellings, and defenses\u2014all … <\/p>\n

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