ANIMAL GROSSOLOGY: The Science of Creatures Gross and Disgusting

Sylvia Branzei, , illus. by Jack Keely. . PSS!, $9.99 (79pp) ISBN 978-0-8431-1011-1

Taking advantage of kids' fascination with the gross, this book teaches them about the animal world—or at least those members of it that can be categorized as "vomit munchers," "blood slurpers" and "dookie lovers." Ages 7-up. (May)

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