GOULD, Francesca

Gr 4–6—Did you know that someone actually invented underwear that blocks the smell of farts? Or that, historically, there were some people who got paid to collect poop for scientists? Readers will learn these facts and more in this book that is part of a series that's ideal for reluctant readers...

Gr 4–7—Mouse skin eyebrows? Spiders in your ears? Humans with tails? And, by the way, what is the only human organ that can regenerate itself? In this abridged edition of the adult book Why Is Yawning Contagious?? (Penguin, 2008), solid scientific information related through unforgettable yet somewhat absurd facts will imprint systematic truths on young minds and provide them with fodder for interesting input to almost any conversation...