Whose Poop Is That?
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Poop! Ewwww!
No, don’t say “Ewwww.” Ask, “Whose poop is that?” This simple, and yes, charming book asks this question about seven examples of animal poop. By investigating visual clues, young readers can learn to identify the animal through its droppings. For instance, find a sample of poop with bits of bone and tufts of hair. Turn the page to learn it came from a fox!
Kelsey Oseid’s illustrations are both accurate and beautiful. Backmatter includes further information about the poop and what scientists can learn from an animal’s droppings.
"A primer on poop and a guessing game, especially for those just beyond toilet training" — Kirkus Reviews
"Gross-out details will provoke glee...but kids will learn plenty about the variety and importance of animal waste, too" —Publisher's Weekly
"As accessible to newly independent readers as it is to younger listeners" — Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Sure to appeal to curious youngsters. Recommended for collections that can't get enough titles on poop" — School Library Journal
"The kid-friendly illustrations and matter-of-fact tone make this title an informative, rather than a gross-out, pick, though is certainly what will get kids reaching for the shelves" — Booklist
"Friendly and inviting to novice naturalists" — Horn Book
"What are you waiting for? Come get the “scoop on poop”!" — NSTA Recommends
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Guess the poop! Repeating the question of the title, Lunde and Oseid ask readers to identify six kinds of animal scat (plus an owl pellet), providing images of the droppings, animal tracks, and brief descriptions as clues. "Whose poop is that? It has a bunch of splinters in it," Lunde asks, opposite what looks like a pile of pickles. The answer: a panda. "A panda eats mostly bamboo," he continues. "A panda has to spend most of its day eating in order to get enough energy." In unflashy, mixed-media artwork, Oseid highlights animals that include a red fox, African elephant, Gal pagos tortoise, and gull, as well as their environments. Gross-out details will provoke glee ("A rabbit sometimes eats its poop in order to digest its food twice") but kids will learn plenty about the variety and importance of animal waste, too. Ages 3 7.
