Product Description

Kids love stuff that's gross. From the liquids, solids, and gases--especially the gases!--or their own bodies to the creepy, crawly, slimy, slithery, fetid, and feculent phenomena in the world at large, kids with a curious bent just can't get enough. Oh, Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty brings together, in one book, all the good things about some of the baddest things on Earth.

Exhaustively researched and impeccably scientific, yet written with a lively lack of earnestness, Oh, Yuck! is an ants to zits encyclopedic compendium covering people, animals, insects, plants, foods, and more. Here are vampire bats, which sip blood and pee at the same time so that they'll always be light enough to fly away; and slime eels, wreathed in mucus and eating fellow fish from the inside out. Oh, Yuck! explains why vomit smells; where dandruff comes from; what pus is all about; and why maggots adore rotting meat. Other features include gross recipes, putrid projects, 10 foods that make you airborne, and more.

With hundreds of cartoon illustrations and real-life photographs, Oh, Yuck! is the complete guide to the irresistible--at least to an 8-to-12 year old--underbelly of life.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1178 in Books
• Published on: 2000-01-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .56" h x 8.50" w x 10.81" l, 1.06 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Features

• Body Odor, Lice and Scabs: Hooray!
• take a gross-out tour of history
• The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty

From School Library Journal

Gr 4-8-Beginning with a warning that "this book is downright disgusting," Masoff presents a delightful compendium of facts about things that are gross, putrid, and stomach turning. Covering more than 50 topics from A to Z, she reveals the truth about some unsavory mysteries of the human body, such as acne, body lint, eye gunk, farts, halitosis, snot, and vomit. Odious creatures such as cockroaches, lice, maggots, rats, and slugs are also discussed. Other subjects include "Cannibals," "Gross Grub," "Mucky Medicine," and "Toilets." Ranging from a couple of paragraphs to several pages, the entries offer a great deal of information in a hilarious tongue-in-cheek manner. The author also provides pronunciations and definitions, historical perspectives, and advice on how to deal with each of her revolting topics. Amusing cartoons and well-chosen, black-and-white photographs with humorous captions support the text. A section of "X-Periments" (e.g., build an exploding pimple, mix a batch of make-believe mucus) makes an appropriate conclusion to the book. Guaranteed to improve the quality of the lunchtime chatter of all but the most squeamish, this delightful volume will be enjoyed by fans of grossness everywhere.-Cynde Marcengill, Horry County Memorial Library, Surfside Beach, SC

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Review
"...this delightful volume will be enjoyed by fans of grossness everywhere." -- School Library Journal

"EWWW... For every kid who's ever wondered about burping, pus, slugs, vomit, and the like, we recommend Oh, Yuck! -- Working Mother

"Has a compendium of useful information for teenagers... sort of like Dr. Spock meets South Park." -- MetroKids

"This book is chock full of educational entries covering subjects from insects to bodily secretions." -- Family Life New York, NY

From the Back Cover
All the best stuff about some of the worst stuff on earth.

From the liquids, solids, and gases – especially the gases!-of human body to the creepy, crawly, fetid, and foul phenomena of the world at large, Oh, Yuck! Is the all-encompassing compendium of gross.

Skin eruptions. Naked mole rats. The Donner party and the hissing roach of Madagascar, maggot therapy, ear wax, the good news about pus, and why vomit smells.

Plus Raunch recipes and vile x-periments-Exploding Zit, Scab, and more.

It's everything you ever wanted to know about the yucky side of life.

Featuring: The Vile - Vampire bats pee while sipping blood so that they'll always be light enough to fly away.

The Unsavory - Canned caterpillars grace supermarkets in Mexico, tarantula egg omelets are popular in Brazilian rain forests, and grasshoppers-fried and served with a side of rice-are a delicacy in China and Japan.

The Noxious - The mosquito has killed more animals and people than any other single species or weapon, marking it the most dangerous creature on earth.

The Repulsive – Slime eels feast on Dead Sea creatures by slithering into their carcasses and gobbling everything but bones and skin.

The Icky – To keep a mummy's head intact, the brains were scooped out through the nose with a tiny spoon.

Customer Reviews

I'm a grownup and I loved it!
I bought this for my kid, no I didn't, she's only 3, I b ought it for me and she can have it when she gets older. And I'm buying it for two of my friend's kids. I've always been fascinated with gross stuff like snot, pus, poop, gross foods, etc., and so are most kids. And by the way, my kid, and the two kids I'm buying this for, are girls. The facts are there, it's fun to read, and it might even get the kids to read more and practice good hygiene while they're at it (microscopic photos of worms and such may answer a few questions like "why do I have to wash my hands all the time?" Excellent.

Laugh Out Loud Funny!!
I purchased this book for my 12 year old son for Christmas. I have yet to wrap it because I am so interested in reading it! This is definitely a pretty disgusting book from a mom's point of view but I know my son will absolutely love it! Some of the illustrations are so gross they made me laugh out loud. There is a lot of scientific information hidden in this humorous encyclopedia. I have learned a lot already and I am only up to C. This book is a "must have" for any pre-teen or teenager, especially boys who are fascinated by disgusting things. I can't wait for another book by this author! Maybe social studies could be this humorous as well.

Interesting Facts About Some Yucky Stuff
I bought this book to try to stop my preschooler from using "potty-language" every time he speaks - I thought if I explained, in technical detail, that bodily functions and other stuff is just a natural occurance, maybe he would cut his bathroom humor down. Wrong. While the book is entertaining and has a lot of facts that I wasn't aware of, it makes light of all things gross. So we laughed as I read it (there is quite of bit of humor in it) and I realized that almost everyone (especially young boys!) are just fascinated with stuff that drives us Moms crazy! Would make a great gift book for a "tween" ager!