The Clue Is In the Poop

And Other Things Too

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Pub Date 9 Oct 2018 | Archive Date 18 Dec 2018

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Description

A fascinating and funny guide to animals and their poo, and all the other tracks and traces they leave behind. You will be amazed (and perhaps a little revolted!) by the things that can be learned about wildlife from their deposits. Become a detective, find clues and learn all about animals from what they leave behind. From faeces to footprints, skins to shells and eggs, discover all there is to know about wild animals – even those that are particularly dangerous to track like tigers and wolves! Whether you're an armchair enthusiast or a forest forager, one thing's for sure: this fully illustrated compendium of poops, pellets and prints is not to be sniffed at! 

A fascinating and funny guide to animals and their poo, and all the other tracks and traces they leave behind. You will be amazed (and perhaps a little revolted!) by the things that can be learned...


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ISBN 9781682973714
PRICE US$17.95 (USD)
PAGES 64

Average rating from 10 members


Featured Reviews

A good cookbook for middle grade and up, does not talk down to the reader, and gives them the information they need to bake a cake, or cookies, just as adult cook books do.

And tracking book, as in tracking animals, do the same thing, or at least they should. In this case, not only did they give you all the information you need to track animals, but they also warn you which ones you probably shouldn’t be tracking and why.

The book is sectioned off with the different ways you can tell what animals has been by, from poop, as the title says, to feathers, to foot prints to nest to eggs.

The pictures are very clear, as in you can really see the poop and other stuff.

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Thoroughly enjoyable and informative book for junior dectives in the field. Good for schools teaching about animals, because, of course, what kid doesn’t like to find out a poop. Also good for libraries and home.

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A very interesting and funny guide book about different animals and their poo. I found the illustrations in this book very funny yet very appropriate. This book is aimed towards 5 to 11 year olds, but I recommend it for the upper end of this age group as I read this book with my niece and nephew (5 & 6) and according to their mum all they talked about was poo after we had read this book.  Overall I highly recommend it.

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Using gross things like poop or mucus to engage young readers isn't new. To be honest, though, this book isn't all that gross. It's a fairly clinical exploration of an animal's leavings. We are told in simple terms what we can assume about a creature based on poop, foot prints, trails, and other signs. And not just specific "this is what a deer track looks like". It looks at generalizations too. Like the sorts of animals that produce small, hard, pellety poop versus larger, softer, elongated poop. Or what a foot print's general shape and positioning can tell us about the type of animal that left it and the speed at which it was moving. Seed is encouraging readers to really observe and scrutinize the world around them and to investigate connections between those observations. Includes general safety and ecology tips.

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Wow! This book is so much more than I thought it would be. My eight-year-old and I both loved it. We homeschool and place a big emphasis on nature study. I found myself learning a lot through this book as well. The illustrations are delightful and the book is informative. Plus, what kid doesn't love the chance to get to talk about poop a lot?? I'd highly suggest this for any home, library, or school!

Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with a digital copy of this book to share my honest review.

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