... and we mean "yuck" in all it's glorious forms. Sure, these books have an "oh, gross" factor, but they also have some humorous, LOL moments, too.
- Nonfiction and STEM? Check.
- Career ideas? Check.
- Slime-a-geddon? Yes indeed. [With recipe!]
- Any body farms? Uh huh.
- What about zombies? Them, too.
- Poetry? What?! Yep. Poems, too.
Sadly we didn't find any books written specifically for a teen audience. BUT! We're pretty confident that they'll snatch these books and read them when no one is looking.
Oh! And one more thing. We don't recommend these as read-alouds at the dinner table. Yuck. Yuck. Yuck.
Gifts from the Garbage Truck: A True Story About the Things We (Don't) Throw Away by Andrew Larsen, Oriol Vidal (illustrator)
Elementary Nonfiction submission
Reading Age: 4 to 8
Haiku, Ew!: Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature by
Poetry Collections Nominee
Reading Age: 7 to 11
Inside the Compost Bin by Melody Sumaoang Plan
Elementary Nonfiction nominee
Reading Age: 7 to 10
The No-Brainer's Guide to Decomposition by Adrianna Cuevas
Elementary/Middle-Grade Speculative Fiction nominee
Reading Age: 8 to 12
So Much Slime (Too Much Glue) by
Fiction Picture Book submission
Reading Age: 5 to 7
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