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Smog, Oil Spills, Sewage, and More
Hundreds of years ago, people used to just toss their trash right out their back doors. Modern people have invented lots of ways to keep things clean, but we still have to deal with pollution problems like smog, litter, and oil spills. Readers will learn about things that make our planet dirty.
* Reviews *
Maggots, armpits, tapeworms, sewageif theres something unfit for the dinner table, chances are the Yucky Science series has it covered. With conversational prose and zany, retro-gross illustrations in the vein of The Ren & Stimpy Show, these volumes provide a painless intro to some serious topics; in this case, pollution. Filthy air, polluted water (the recent Gulf of Mexico oil spill is nor covered), nonbiodegradable landfills, asbestos, greenhouse gases, and the scourge of cow farts" are all here. The word poop is used roughly eight million rimes in these pages, which gives you a sense of both the intended audience and the level of difficulty. In fact, the language sometimes feels too childish: Drain pipes help to filter out the yucky scuff is not necessarily as helpful as a more scientifically worded sentence. Kelley's art, however, is a perfect fit for the material, and Yikes!" sidebars keep things gregariously gross (If you blow your nose after a long day of breathing smog, the snot in the tissue may look gray or even black")., Booklist October 1, 2010
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