Gross Out!: Animals That Do Disgusting Things

by Ginjer L. Clarke

Book Overview

Did you know that the horned lizard squirts blood out of its eyes to scare off predators? Learn more about this creature as well as the leech, the naked mole rat, the hagfish, and many more creepy critters in this sickening and super science book. Not for the faint of heart, this revolting reader will be a favorite among boys and everyone interested in the strange and unusual!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0448443902
• ISBN13: 9780448443904
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.1" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 4

Customer Reviews

A Great Series

My 7 year old son loves these books. They're engaging and fun and both of us have learned from them. If your child has any interest in animals I highly recommend these books.

Excellent!

My son does not particularly enjoy reading himself, but this book series is one that he happily read. I highly recommend for any child that is interested in animals and some of the gross and interesting things that they do. We went to the zoo after reading this series too and my son had a ball seeing some of the animals from this series. He thinks these books are cool.

Kids Love It!!!

I work with struggling readers and have difficulty finding books with very high interest and low reading level. This book worked like a charm for my students. They were devouring it and even asked if they could borrow one of my classroom set books to take home after we finished reading it. The recipe at the end is also a great lesson for following directions!!!

eww, I never knew that!

Gross Out! is not a misnomer. You'll learn all kinds of gross and disgusting -- but fascinating! -- facts about the animal world. I'll admit my daughter doesn't find this as appealing as Freak Out!, Clarke's earlier book in the series, but she did like learning about the different things animals do for survival.

Evan's Review

I liked learning about the cane toad and the harpy eagle. I liked them because the cane toad can swallow a snake and the harpy eagle can swallow things bigger than itself. I liked the book because it had alot of information about animals that do gross things. This book is cool!