Poopendous!

Gr 1-3–In rhyming couplets, Professor P. Poopdeck gives readers “the inside scoop on every type and use of poop!” For example, termites pile their poop high in mounds, while “dung beetles roll it into balls/To gobble up when hunger calls.” Some creatures “use poop to mark their scent” or to signal, “this is MY turf–STAY AWAY!” The cartoon-style pictures are lighthearted and entertaining, but really–should illustrations about poop be anything but fun? Larger libraries looking to increase circulation to young patrons who laugh at any mention of the word will want to consider this offering. Pair it with Dav Pilkey’s “Captain Underpants” books (Scholastic) and Taro Gomi’s Everyone Poops (Kane/Miller, 1993) for a poop-tastic display.–Lisa G. Kropp, Suffolk Cooperative Library System, Bellport, NY