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Kids curious about topics that gross out grown-ups can learn about how animals use poop for defense, shelter, and even food in this nonfiction Level 2 Ready-to-Read! Ew...poop. Poop is gross. Poop is funny. But did you know poop is really important to lots of animals? Some use it to build homes, some for protection, and some even eat it! Find out more about the smellier side of the animal kingdom in this fact-filled early reader.

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9781665971997

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Recommended for purchase for school and public ­libraries. This is perfect nonfiction for reluctant readers who may need some lighthearted ­humor.--School Library Journal ""October 2025""

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Author of more than 120 books in many genres, Marilyn Singer is the winner of the 2015 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Her works include Mirror, Mirror, which was an ALA Notable Book, won the Cybils Award for poetry, and was on eight major best-books-of-the-year lists; Venom, an NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children; Fireflies at Midnight, a School Library Journal Best Book; and Tallulah's Tutu and its sequels. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and Washington, Connecticut, with her husband and several pets. Visit MarilynSinger.net. Heather Fox is an illustrator of stories for children. She likes to explore the use of color and shapes to create bright and whimsical doodles! When she isn't creating, you can probably find her enjoying a cup of coffee, walking around town, or chasing down her dog (Sir Hugo) who has stolen one of her socks. She lives in Lititz, Pennsylvania, with her husband, the author Jonathan Stutzman.

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