Dung for Dinner: A Stomach-Churning Look at the Animal Poop, Pee, Vomit, and Secretions that People Have...

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Christine Virnig Korwin Briggs

Dung for Dinner

A Stomach-Churning Look at the Animal Poop, Pee, Vomit, and Secretions that People Have Eaten...

Christine Virnig, Korwin Briggs

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St Martin's Press
21 July 2020

Science & technology: general interest (Children's&YA); Educational: Biology

From Roman charioteers scarfing down goat dung to astronauts guzzling their own pee to kids today spreading insect vomit on toast, this compendium of hideously amusing science and history is full of fun and funny facts. A scientific history, it explores some of the grossest things we humans put into our mouths-often without even realizing it. Bug secretions coating your candy corn. Rodent poop in your popcorn. Insect vomit on your PB&J. It's deliciously disgusting!

Godwin Books

By: Christine Virnig
Illustrated by: Korwin Briggs
Imprint: St Martin's Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 237mm, Width: 159mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 420g
ISBN: 9781250246790
ISBN 10: 1250246792
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 21 July 2020
Recommended Age: From 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely

Christine Virnig makes her kidlit debut with Dung for Dinner. Christine is a pediatric physician specializing in allergies; she gets to talk about topics that most adults find downright repulsive, like phlegm, snot, and dust mite poo. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with her husband, two children, and two hairball producers. christinevirnig.com Korwin Briggs is a writer and illustrator who makes comics, infographics, and books about academic stuff like history and science. He's the author of Gods and Heroes: Mythology Around the World, The Invention Hunters Discover How Machines Work, and The Invention Hunters Discover How Electricity Works.

Reviews for Dung for Dinner: A Stomach-Churning Look at the Animal Poop, Pee, Vomit, and Secretions that People Have Eaten (and Often Still Do!)

jokes, the odd common-sense advisory, and stomach-churning historical incidents. [Virnig] also spreads plenty of science around... Adds nuance to the old saw that we are what we eat...in an all-too-informative way. --Kirkus Reviews on Dung for Dinner