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Don't read this book before dinner : revoltingly true tales of foul food, icky animals, horrible history, and more, Anna Claybourne
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The item Don't read this book before dinner : revoltingly true tales of foul food, icky animals, horrible history, and more, Anna Claybourne represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- "If you love to be grossed out, grab a seat at the table to revel in some of the most repulsive and downright disgusting true stories from around the globe. From wretched rodents and beastly bugs to putrid plants and muck-filled moats, step right in to find out more about the icky, sticky world around you. Gloriously gross stories of decaying delicacies, foul fashion, horrible history, awful animals, and more are paired with eye-popping pictures, fun facts, and hilarious quizzes in this fun book. Topics go way beyond food to include art, plants, animals, fashion, pop culture, medicine, the human body, and beyond. It's a hot mess to digest, but it's sure to leave kids disgusted and delighted. Read if you dare, but don't say we didn't warn you! Sometimes you CAN judge a book by its cover!"--www.booktopia.com.au
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 144 pages
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
-
- Decaying delicacies
- Terrible toilets
- Slobbery spit
- Creepy-crawly cockroaches
- World's worst smells
- Dinner is served!
- Repulsive remedies
- The dirt on doo-doo
- Funky skunks!
- Revolting records
- What's living on you?
- Horrible habits of Ancient Rome
- Quiz: how squeamish are you?
- Putrid professions
- Foul-smelling feasts
- Predatory plants
- The art of disgust
- Sultans of slime
- Gross green boogers
- Bloodsucking bandits
- Slippery, slimy sewers
- The disgusting truth about dust
- Pungent pee
- Creepy-crawly cuisine
- Barf-tastic beauty trends
- Icky, sticky chewing gum
- This is your happy place
- Monstrous mold!
- Quiz: grossbusters!
- Bloodcurdling!
- Wads of worms
- What's lurking in the water?
- Vile vomit
- Freaky flavors to savor
- Meet the mummies!
- Wretched rodents
- Foul festivals
- Stinky, sickly ships
- Nasty nails
- Nature's messiest munchers
- Toadstools of terror
- Quiz: name that slimy stuff!
- Foul fashion
- Drinks that are hard to swallow
- Horrible hunting habits
- Disgusting defenses
- Stinky sweat
- A maggoty mouthful
- Seriously stuffed animals
- Sickening surgery
- Gross plant gallery
- Frighteningly foul flies
- The strange and smelly Middle Ages
- Horrible human habits
- Invisible enemies
- Quiz: germ detective
- Meet your gross houseguests!
- Dirty money
- You've got gas!
- A feast of strange beasts
- Waste-filled world
- Stomach-churning scavengers
- Quiz: gross animals
- Exhibitions of ewww
- Clean your teeth!
- Sticky spiderwebs
- Your freaky future
- Isbn
- 9781426334511
- Label
- Don't read this book before dinner : revoltingly true tales of foul food, icky animals, horrible history, and more
- Title
- Don't read this book before dinner
- Title remainder
- revoltingly true tales of foul food, icky animals, horrible history, and more
- Statement of responsibility
- Anna Claybourne
- Title variation
- Do not read this book before dinner
- Title variation remainder
- revoltingly true tales of foul food, icky animals, horrible history, and more
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "If you love to be grossed out, grab a seat at the table to revel in some of the most repulsive and downright disgusting true stories from around the globe. From wretched rodents and beastly bugs to putrid plants and muck-filled moats, step right in to find out more about the icky, sticky world around you. Gloriously gross stories of decaying delicacies, foul fashion, horrible history, awful animals, and more are paired with eye-popping pictures, fun facts, and hilarious quizzes in this fun book. Topics go way beyond food to include art, plants, animals, fashion, pop culture, medicine, the human body, and beyond. It's a hot mess to digest, but it's sure to leave kids disgusted and delighted. Read if you dare, but don't say we didn't warn you! Sometimes you CAN judge a book by its cover!"--www.booktopia.com.au
- Summary
- Presents surprising and disgusting facts and trivia on such topics as food, fashion, history, animals, and the human body.
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- 10814824
- Cataloging source
- NJB
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Claybourne, Anna
- Dewey number
- 641.3
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- For ages 8+ years
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- 1000
- Literary form
- non fiction
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- 3
- 4
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- National Geographic Kids (Firm)
- National Geographic Society (U.S.)
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- True
- Series statement
- National Geographic kids
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- Food
- Food habits
- Curiosities and wonders
- Food
- Food habits
- Curiosities and wonders
- Target audience
- juvenile
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- revoltingly true tales of foul food, icky animals, horrible history, and more
- Label
- Don't read this book before dinner : revoltingly true tales of foul food, icky animals, horrible history, and more, Anna Claybourne
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- still image
- text
- Content type code
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- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
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- Contents
- Decaying delicacies -- Terrible toilets -- Slobbery spit -- Creepy-crawly cockroaches -- World's worst smells -- Dinner is served! -- Repulsive remedies -- The dirt on doo-doo -- Funky skunks! -- Revolting records -- What's living on you? -- Horrible habits of Ancient Rome -- Quiz: how squeamish are you? -- Putrid professions -- Foul-smelling feasts -- Predatory plants -- The art of disgust -- Sultans of slime -- Gross green boogers -- Bloodsucking bandits -- Slippery, slimy sewers -- The disgusting truth about dust -- Pungent pee -- Creepy-crawly cuisine -- Barf-tastic beauty trends -- Icky, sticky chewing gum -- This is your happy place -- Monstrous mold! -- Quiz: grossbusters! -- Bloodcurdling! -- Wads of worms -- What's lurking in the water? -- Vile vomit -- Freaky flavors to savor -- Meet the mummies! -- Wretched rodents -- Foul festivals -- Stinky, sickly ships -- Nasty nails -- Nature's messiest munchers -- Toadstools of terror -- Quiz: name that slimy stuff! -- Foul fashion -- Drinks that are hard to swallow -- Horrible hunting habits -- Disgusting defenses -- Stinky sweat -- A maggoty mouthful -- Seriously stuffed animals -- Sickening surgery -- Gross plant gallery -- Frighteningly foul flies -- The strange and smelly Middle Ages -- Horrible human habits -- Invisible enemies -- Quiz: germ detective -- Meet your gross houseguests! -- Dirty money -- You've got gas! -- A feast of strange beasts -- Waste-filled world -- Stomach-churning scavengers -- Quiz: gross animals -- Exhibitions of ewww -- Clean your teeth! -- Sticky spiderwebs -- Your freaky future
- Control code
- 000063669203
- Dimensions
- 28 cm.
- Extent
- 144 pages
- Isbn
- 9781426334511
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly colour)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1045640952
- Label
- Don't read this book before dinner : revoltingly true tales of foul food, icky animals, horrible history, and more, Anna Claybourne
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- still image
- text
- Content type code
-
- sti
- txt
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Decaying delicacies -- Terrible toilets -- Slobbery spit -- Creepy-crawly cockroaches -- World's worst smells -- Dinner is served! -- Repulsive remedies -- The dirt on doo-doo -- Funky skunks! -- Revolting records -- What's living on you? -- Horrible habits of Ancient Rome -- Quiz: how squeamish are you? -- Putrid professions -- Foul-smelling feasts -- Predatory plants -- The art of disgust -- Sultans of slime -- Gross green boogers -- Bloodsucking bandits -- Slippery, slimy sewers -- The disgusting truth about dust -- Pungent pee -- Creepy-crawly cuisine -- Barf-tastic beauty trends -- Icky, sticky chewing gum -- This is your happy place -- Monstrous mold! -- Quiz: grossbusters! -- Bloodcurdling! -- Wads of worms -- What's lurking in the water? -- Vile vomit -- Freaky flavors to savor -- Meet the mummies! -- Wretched rodents -- Foul festivals -- Stinky, sickly ships -- Nasty nails -- Nature's messiest munchers -- Toadstools of terror -- Quiz: name that slimy stuff! -- Foul fashion -- Drinks that are hard to swallow -- Horrible hunting habits -- Disgusting defenses -- Stinky sweat -- A maggoty mouthful -- Seriously stuffed animals -- Sickening surgery -- Gross plant gallery -- Frighteningly foul flies -- The strange and smelly Middle Ages -- Horrible human habits -- Invisible enemies -- Quiz: germ detective -- Meet your gross houseguests! -- Dirty money -- You've got gas! -- A feast of strange beasts -- Waste-filled world -- Stomach-churning scavengers -- Quiz: gross animals -- Exhibitions of ewww -- Clean your teeth! -- Sticky spiderwebs -- Your freaky future
- Control code
- 000063669203
- Dimensions
- 28 cm.
- Extent
- 144 pages
- Isbn
- 9781426334511
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly colour)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1045640952
Subject
- trueFood -- Miscellanea
- Food -- Miscellanea | Juvenile literature
- trueFood habits
- Food habits -- Juvenile literature
- trueGrossology
- trueTrivia and miscellaneous facts
- trueCuriosities and wonders
- Curiosities and wonders -- Juvenile literature
- trueCuriosities, marvels, and wonders -- General
Genre
- trueMiscellanea
- trueTrivia and miscellaneous facts
- trueGrossology
- Juvenile literature
- trueCuriosities, marvels, and wonders
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