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Poop is disgusting, but it's also packed with potential. One scientist spent months training a dog to track dung to better understand elephant birthing patterns. Another discovered that mastodon poop years ago is the reason we enjoy pumpkin pie today. And every week, some folks deliver their own poop to medical facilities, where it is swirled, separated, and shipped off to a hospital to be transplanted into another human. There's even a train full...
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"The future is sh*t: the literal kind. For most of human history we've been, well, disinclined to take a closer look at our body's natural product-the complex antihero of this story-save for gleaning some prophecy of our own health. But if we were to take more than a passing look at our poop, we would spy a veritable cornucopia of possibilities. We would see potent medicine, sustainable power, and natural fertilizer to restore the world's depleted...
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Human waste is a major public health threat: population growth is taxing even the most advanced sewage systems, and the disease spread by waste kills more people worldwide every year than any other single cause of death. Even in America, 1.95 million people have no access to an indoor toilet. Yet the subject remains unmentionable. The Big Necessity takes aim at the taboo, revealing everything that matters about how people do--and don't--deal with...
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Bearport Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Hippos use their tails to fling it around and a giraffe's drops more than five feet before splatting on the ground. What are we talking about? Poo on the savannah! Follow along to learn all about the animals that make it and the habitat they live in"--
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NubeOcho
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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After the international success of The World's Biggest Fart, comes this hilarious animal poop contest. The horse thinks that his poop is the best in the world. But the cow thinks that hers is better. The pig, the goat and the duck disagree... Which is the best poop in the universe? The animals decide to organize a poop contest! When the big day arrives, the contestants come from far and wide and there are poops of all kinds... round, large, flattened...
12) The origin of feces: what excrement tells us about evolution, ecology, and a sustainable society
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ECW Press
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[2013]
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English
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An entertaining and enlightening exploration of why waste matters, this cultural history explores an often ignored subject matter and makes a compelling argument for a deeper understanding of human and animal waste. Approaching the subject from a variety of perspectives--evolutionary, ecological, and cultural--this examination shows how integral excrement is to biodiversity, agriculture, public health, food production and distribution, and global...
13) Ooo . . . poo!
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The Collective Book Studio
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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Join Rabbit and Fox on an informative, hilarious, and celebratory journey into the who, what, why, and where of poop. Yes, we all poop--animals and humans, young and old, those who walk and fly and swim. Ooo...Poo! is a joyful investigation into the who, what, why and where of poop on our planet Earth. The upbeat, rhythmic text encourages young readers to celebrate both their time spent on the potty and any scat they come across in the wild.
14) 1, 2, 3, Poop!
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Schiffer Kids
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"From 1 to 10, follow along as the animals discover how each of them poops in this hilarious counting tale that is sure to have toddlers and preschoolers wanting to read it again and again"--
16) Poop medicine
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Enslow Publishing
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2018.
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English
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Most of U.S. take medicine to cure our stomach ailments, but poop is also a cure. Poop is a waste product that doctors can put to good use. This volume explores the healing properties of poop, focusing chiefly on fecal transplants. It will discuss the donation, collection, preparation and transplantation of poop, as well as the history of using human and animal waste to restore or enhance health and beauty. Young readers will engage with this high-interest...
17) Pooper snooper
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Arbordale Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Dog detectives? Thanks to superior sniffers, some pups learn to help scientists investigate and track endangered animals. The snoopers' clue? Poop. Dogs that are part of wildlife detective teams are trained to catch the scent of wild animal poop (scat) so that scientists can learn about these animals without luring or trapping them. Like many pooper snoopers, Sampson, the dog in this book, was once a shelter dog, too hyper and ball crazy for families....
18) Poo in the zoo
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Poo in the zoo volume 1
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Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Bob McGrew, the head keeper at the zoo, loves his job—except when he has to clean up after the animals! One day, after escaping his cage, the iguana leaves behind something that catches the attention of the entire town — and a poo museum owner — that ends up making Bob’s messy job a lot easier!
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Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Kids can plunge into the science and history of poop (and pee) in this well-researched, hilarious book about their favourite subject. Award-winning author Edward Kay gives a load of fun facts, including how our bodies produce poop, the ways ancient civilizations weaponized it, why some animals eat poop, and how our waste could fuel the future. The engrossing content, which covers a range of curricula, including life science, technology, health and...
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