Crust & Spray
Gross Stuff in Your Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 2011
48 pages
978-0-7613-8109-9 (ISBN)
Description
From snot and phlegm to earwax and eye gunk, there's some pretty gross stuff in that body of yours! But why do you have all that sticky slime inside you? And why does it build up sometimes and make you feel so rotten? Learn all about the nasty stuff in your eyes, ears, nose, and throat - and find out how it can actually help you by flushing germs out of your body and keeping you in good health. With close-up pictures and lots of disgusting facts, this book tells all about the gross science behind your body's functions.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Brookfield
United States
Publishing group
Lerner Publishing Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Fifth Grade, Reading Age: From 9 to 10 years, Interest Age: From 8 to 11 years
Illustrations
Glossary; Bibliography; Index; Illustrations, color
ISBN-13
978-0-7613-8109-9 (9780761381099)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
09/2009
Millbrook Press
€46.97
Article exhausted; check different version
Persons
C. S. Larsen was born February 2, 1966, in Plymouth, Minnesota. His family eventually moved to Farmington where he graduated from high school in 1984. After receiving a double major in Computer Science and Electronics Engineering at Mankato State University, he settled down in Rochester where he currently lives with his wife Nancy and two boys, Zach and Alex.In the late 1990s, C. S. Larsen published several technical books and articles for IBM. Starting in the mid 2000s, he began publishing children's and young adult short stories and novels, with some winning various awards.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Boogers, Snot, and Sneezing Slime up Your Nose
- Chapter 2 Cough, Hack, and Wheeze Gunk in Your Throat
- Chapter 3 Eye Secretions, Pinkeye, and Sties Crud in Your Eyes
- Chapter 4 Earwax, Ear Germs, and Infections Goo in Your Ears
- Glossary
- Selected Bibliography
- Further Reading
- Index
- About the Author/About the Illustrator/Photo Acknowledgments
- Back Cover
