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What Breathes Through Its Butt?
- Narrator
- Emily Grossman
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 5 November 2024
- Run Time
- 2 hours 45 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
A funny and interactive book that explains the surprising science behind everyday kid questions
Why is your elbow called your funny bone? How could you escape the grip of a crocodile’s jaw? Which animal can breathe through its butt? This book uncovers the amazing scientific explanations behind all sorts of questions that can pop into our heads. Can an egg bounce? How can a giraffe’s ridiculously long neck contain the same number of bones as a human’s? How much does the Internet weigh? With delightful interactive features that invite readers to guess answers to questions and make links between different scientific concepts, this is a great book for reluctant readers and STEAM lovers alike.
Critics Review
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A compendium for the naturally curious, this humorous nonfiction book. . . . will certainly fly off the shelves.
School Library Connection, starred review
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An outstanding question-and-answer science book filled with delightful facts that will engage young readers. . . . A must-read for every curious child.
School Library Journal, starred review
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A block-printed narrative strewn with bolded words and accompanied by simple, thick-lined cartoon illustrations reflect the irreverent tone of this quirky Q&A.
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Details
- Author
- Emily Grossman, illustrated by Alice Bowsher
- Narrator
- Emily Grossman
- Duration
- 2 hours 45 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 November 2024
- ISBN
- 9781547617753
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science: The human body, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Humour and jokes, Children’s / Teenage general interest: General knowledge and interesting facts
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents What Breathes Through Its Butt? Written and read by Emily GrossmanA funny and interactive book that explains the surprising science behind everyday kid questionsWhy is your elbow called your funny bone? How could you escape the grip of a crocodile’s jaw? Which animal can breathe through its butt? This book uncovers the amazing scientific explanations behind all sorts of questions that can pop into our heads. Can an egg bounce? How can a giraffe’s ridiculously long neck contain the same number of bones as a human’s? How much does the Internet weigh? With delightful interactive features that invite readers to guess answers to questions and make links between different scientific concepts, this is a great book for reluctant readers and STEAM lovers alike.
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