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PICTURE BOOKS

All About Scabs - by Genichiro Yagyu
The perfect antidote for every child who has heard "don't pick at it!" Everything children need to know about scabs.

Dr. Dog - by Babette Cole
The Gumboyles' pet beagle teaches the family about hygiene and bodily functions. Health lessons told with a humorous and decidedly different slant.

Everyone Poops - by Taro Gomi
What every living creature does. Simply explained for young readers.

Gas We Pass - by Shinta Cho
An informative book about farts - our human ones and those of our animal friends.

Good Families Don't - by Robert Munsch
A comical book about a delicate subject – flatulence (which, of course, "good" families don't do.)

I Want my Potty - by Tony Ross
A little princess, tired of diapers, learns to use the potty, although its not always easy.

My Little Sister Ate One Hare - by Bill Grossman
Little sister eats a variety of gross and unusual things but can't handle a healthy dose of vegetables.

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NON-FICTION

Almanac of the Gross, Disgusting, and Totally Repulsive - by Eric Elfman
This is a compendium of grossness which the author handles in a fairly serious tone and which is really very nicely done.

Animal Grossology: The Science of Creatures Gross and Disgusting - by Sylvia Branzei
Gross but real and memorable scientific facts about our animal and insect friends.

Book of Slime - by Ellen Jackson
A general overview of animal secretions. Included is a science experiment, two recipes for slime and a short story.

Burp! - by Diane Swanson
Everything you want to know about eating; smell, taste, chewing, digestion and elimination.

Germs Make Me Sick - by Melvin Berger
How viruses and bacteria attack the body and how the body fights them.

Gross Grub - by Cheryl Porter
The cooked dish may look disgusting but all these recipes are tasty and nutritious.

Grossology - by Sylvia Branzei
A graphic, witty and wildly popular expose of why our bodies do what they do. All explained in kid-friendly terms.

Grossology and You - by Sylvia Branzei
A clever smorgasbord of information picking up where the first book, Grossology, left off. Topics include hiccups, knuckle cracking, warts and rashes!

Grossology Begins At Home - by Sylvia Branzei
The author of Grossology turns her attention to the home and everything gross to be found there.

Hands-On Grossology: Really Gross Science Experiments - by Sylvia Branzei
Forty projects to fascinate and gross one out including: fake snot, homemade deodorant and the “spit-o-matic.”

It's Disgusting - And We Ate it: True Food Facts from Around the World and Throughout History! - by James Solheim
Facts, poems, statistics and stories about unusual food both contemporary and historical.

Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body - by Joanna Cole
Mrs. Frizzle and class get an inside look at Arnold when he swallows the class.

Nature's Yucky: Gross Stuff That Helps Nature Work - by Lee Ann Landstrom
Interesting, if indelicate, facts about birds, reptiles, mammals and fish.

Oh Yuck!: The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty - by Joy Masoff
Everything nasty from acne to worms.

Those Mean Nasty Dirty Downright Disgusting but ...Invisible Germs - by Judith A. Rice
Everything you want or need to know about germs.

Virtual Grossology: See It! Touch It! Hear It! Smell It! Taste It! - by Sylvia Branzei
A special sensory edition of the Grossology we all know and love!

What to Expect when you Use the Potty - by Heidi Murkoff
A gentle guide for children (and parents) during toilet training.

What Makes You Cough, Sneeze, Burp, Hiccup, Blink, Yawn, Sweat, and Shiver - by Jean Stangl
Describes reflex responses and explains the role they play in maintaining a healthy body.

What You Never Knew About Tubs, Toilets, and Showers - by Patricia Lauber
Bathing and keeping clean throughout history.

Why I Cough, Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup and Yawn - by Melvin Berger
Basic explanations of automatic reflexes. Includes ways to test one’s reflexes and describes “startle” reflexes and goose bumps.

Yikes-Lice! - by Donna Caffey
Describes in rhyme what happens when lice are discovered in the home and what to do about it.

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VIDEOS

Magic School Bus: Inside Ralphie
A videotape about germs.

National Geographic's The Invisible World
An excellent introduction to the microscopic world of the human body.

WEBSITES

Alfred P. Sloan Museum
http://www.sloanmuseum.com/
The “Grossology Exhibit” is scheduled to be at the Sloan Museum from January 24 through May 2, 2004.

Grossology: The Science of Really Gross Things
http://www.grossology.org
Sometimes it's stinky. Sometimes it's crusty. Sometimes its slimy. But hey, it’s your body.

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This bibliography was compiled in conjunction with the GROSSOLOGY Exhibit at the Sloan Museum, http://www.sloanmuseum.com/, that ran from January 24 - May 2, 2004. The GROSSOLOGY Exhibit was created and produced by Advanced Exhibits, a division of Advanced Animations, LLC. in collaboration with Science World British Columbia.

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