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Pick, Spit & Scratch

The Science of Disgusting Habits

by Julia Garstecki
Chris Monroe
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Parents and teachers, turn nagging about hand washing, covering your cough, and other healthy practices into STEM learning moments with Pick, Spit & Scratch. Weird, disgusting science facts (a sneeze or cough can spray germs 25 feet through the air!) behind a range of bad habits, accompanied by hilarious illustrations, give kids the vivid answers they need to change their ways and tips that show them how—including step-by-step illustrated instructions on how to wash viruses and bacteria off your hands like an expert.
As any parent or teacher will attest, all kids have bad habits from, er, time to time. They pick their nose. They hold their pee. Or pee in pools. They pick their nose. They don't brush their teeth. They pick their nose. But we seldom stop to think that there are science lessons in these habits.
Each spread in Pick, Spit & Scratch describes a specific bad habit, and provides multilayered reading opportunities in the form of incredible, revolting facts that ratchet up the gross factor. Bad habits are transformed into relatable concepts for kids; for example, we swallow up to a quart of snot a day—enough to fill a small milk carton.
In some cases, the author even debunks myths about bad habits by introducing counter-intuitive scientific research (boogers may actually have health benefits) or humorously turning the tables on adults (one study showed that most adults pick their noses, too).
Kids will love Pick, Spit & Scratch because it's gross. Parents will love it because it says, "I told you so." Everyone will love the health benefits.

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  • Release date

    November 20, 2018

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780760361795

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780760361795
      • File size: 15759 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      April 1, 2019
      Grades 2-4 The Science of Disgusting Habits series (2 titles) takes a broad view of what constitutes disgusting, but dives into its crowd-pleasing topic with gusto. What links behaviors from nail-chomping to scab-picking to peeing in a pool is less social stigma, more the danger of spreading dangerous bacteria or parasitic worms. Garstecki offers techniques for proper grooming and general but reasonably plausible suggestions for getting rid of bad habits, but what carries this beyond standard-issue gross-out nonfiction is the almost subversive suggestion that some of these behaviors have their positive sides?eating boogers, for instance, could help boost one's immune system. Monroe's cartoon illustrations are another plus, as she portrays a multiethnic cast of children sneezing juicily, looking ill, demonstrating the toilet-seat-to-fingertip pinworm chain, and like helpful activities. Plenty to chew on here.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)

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  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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  • English

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