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It can't be true! Poo! / written by Andrea Mills and Ben Morgan.

by Mills, Andrea.

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DK Publishing, c2019.

Feces -- Juvenile literature.

Defecation -- Juvenile literature.

9781465488695 (sc)

1465488693 (sc)

Alternate title:

It cannot be true! Poo!

DK it can't be true! Poo!

First American edition.

64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

At head of title: DK.

Includes index.

"Packed with pootastic facts"--Page 1 of cover.

How is poo made? -- What is poo made of? -- How many bacteria are there in one poo? -- Life on the toilet -- How much poo has been pooed? -- What is pee? -- How much pee has been peed? -- How much gas do you pass in a lifetime? -- How toilets work -- How much toilet paper does the world use? -- Where does poo go? -- How much energy is in a poo? -- Waste in space -- Poo in the past -- Whose poo? -- Which animal poos the most? -- How often do animals poo? -- Poo picnic -- What use are poo and pee? -- Defensive dung -- How strong is a dung beetle? -- Why are wombat poos square? -- What's the biggest pile of poo in the world? -- How far does food travel? -- How much methane gas do cows fart? -- What is the biggest fossil poo? -- What is the biggest poo parasite? -- Record breakers.

Hold your nose while you find out absolutely everything you never knew about poo! Did you know that... A week's worth of elephant poo weighs as much a 25 people? A lifetime of farts would fill 2,000 balloons? The world uses enough loo paper in an hour to wrap around the Earth 14 times? This irresistibly disgusting book for children will teach you all you need to know about all kinds of animal dung and human waste - what it's for, how it's made, where it goes, and lots more! Poo comes in all shapes and sizes. Every animal has its own special sort and some have fascinating uses for it. Wombats use their cube-shaped droppings to mark their territory; potato beetles build a shield of dung for defence; male hippos spray out a faecal shower to attract mates; and rabbits and dung beetles eat their pellets for extra nutrition. We might call it "waste" but in fact, poo is among the most useful stuff on Earth. From building materials and paper to coffee and even water purification, there's a multitude of manure-based matter in our lives. This unique book is jam-packed with scientific explanations and amazing trivia about human and animal deposits. Did you know, for example, that the global population produces more than a million tonnes of poo every day? Or that an average poo contains 10 trillion bacteria? Or that wars have been fought over guano? All these facts and more are presented, either with jaw-dropping CGI illustrations or eye-popping photography. Additional boxes feature infographics that make information easy to understand. With endlessly interesting information and incredible visuals, It Can't Be True! Poo is the perfect way to entertain and amuse your friends, family, and yourself. In fact, you'll never look at poo in the same way again!

Morgan, Ben, 1968-

DK Publishing, Inc.

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