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  • The Gas We Pass: The Story of Farts

    Shinta Cho

    Paperback (Kane Miller, Oct. 1, 2001)
    A reassuring and humorous title presents curious readers with a straightforward, relatable look at a natural body function, explaining how and why gas is produced and eliminated. Reprint.
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  • The Soles of Your Feet

    Genichiro Yagyu

    Hardcover (Kane Miller Book Pub, June 1, 1997)
    Explains, in simple, humorous terms, the importance of the soles of our feet and how they work, encouraging basic scientific observation while offering activities that promote learning. By the author of The Holes in Your Nose.
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  • Itch & Ooze: Gross Stuff on Your Skin

    Kristi Lew, Michael Slack

    Library Binding (Millbrook Pr, Sept. 1, 2009)
    Presents disgusting facts about human skin, the diseases and parasites that can cause problems with it, and how it functions to protect the body and itself.
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  • Crust & Spray: Gross Stuff in Your Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat

    C. S. Larsen, Michael Slack

    Library Binding (Millbrook Pr, Sept. 1, 2009)
    Learn all about the nasty stuff in your eyes, ears, nose, and throat and find out how it can actually help you by flushing germs out of your body and keeping you in good health.
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  • Clot & Scab: Gross Stuff about Your Scrapes, Bumps, and Bruises

    Laura Christin Lewandowski, Michael Slack

    Paperback (Millbrook Press TM, Jan. 1, 2017)
    Have you ever crashed your bike and torn up your knee? Or have you been hit in the face by a ball and gotten a big shiny bruise around your eye? Have any of your scabs ever oozed with gross-looking pus? Blood, bruises, and scabs are all part of your body’s healing process. But sometimes you need a little extra help - from stitches, staples, or maybe even maggots and leeches! Hey, people do crazy things. Learn how your body repairs itself and what happens when something goes wrong, like getting gangrene (eew!). With close-up pictures and lots of disgusting facts, this book tells all about the gross science behind your body’s functions.
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  • Hawk & Drool: Gross Stuff in Your Mouth

    Sandy Donovan, Michael Slack

    Library Binding (Millbrook Pr, Sept. 1, 2009)
    Presents disgusting facts about the human mouth, how it works to aid in digestion, the organisms that live there, and ways to keep it clean and healthy.
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  • Clot & Scab: Gross Stuff About Your Scrapes, Bumps, and Bruises

    Kristi Lew, Michael Slack

    Library Binding (Millbrook Pr, Sept. 1, 2009)
    Presents disgusting facts about wounds and bruises, how the body heals them, and how infection can take hold in injured areas.
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  • Rumble & Spew: Gross Stuff in Your Stomach and Intestines

    Sandy Donovan, Michael Slack

    Library Binding (Millbrook Pr, Sept. 1, 2009)
    Presents disgusting facts about the human digestive system and its functions.
    U

  • Clot & Scab: Gross Stuff about Your Scrapes, Bumps, and Bruises

    Kristi Lew, Michael Slack

    Library Binding (Millbrook Press, Sept. 1, 2009)
    Have you ever crashed your bike and torn up your knee? Or have you been hit in the face by a ball and gotten a big shiny bruise around your eye? Have any of your scabs ever oozed with gross-looking pus? Blood, bruises, and scabs are all part of your body's healing process. But sometimes you need a little extra help - from stitches, staples, or maybe even maggots and leeches! Hey, people do crazy things. Learn how your body repairs itself and what happens when something goes wrong, like getting gangrene (eew!). With close-up pictures and lots of disgusting facts, this book tells all about the gross science behind your body's functions.
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  • Everyone Poops

    Taro Gomi

    Hardcover (Kane/Miller Book Pub, March 1, 1993)
    "Everyone Poops by Taro Gomi is part biology textbook, part sociological treatise and all celebration of a very natural process. Both my daughters begged me to read the book over and over again. They marveled at the enormity of the elephant's poop and searched with the skill of a scientist for the tiny specks which represent bug poop. The text is simple and straightforward but not without humor.
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  • Contemplating Your Bellybutton

    Jun Nanao, Tomoko Hasegawa, Amanda Mayer Stinchecum

    Hardcover (Kane Miller Book Pub, Sept. 1, 1995)
    A delightful introduction to the world of bellybuttons answers such common childhood questions as "Why do some stick out?" and "Why do I have to keep it clean anyway?" in a humorous story translated from the original Japanese text.
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  • How We Move

    Rufus Bellamy

    Library Binding (Smart Apple Media, Aug. 1, 2004)
    Describes how the muscular system of the human body works and how it enables human locomotion.
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