Nature's Yucky!: Gross Stuff That Helps Nature Work

by Lee Ann Landstrom, Karen I. Shragg, Constance R. Bergum (Illustrator)

Overview

Did you know that honey is really bee barf? That grizzly bears sometimes eat rotting meat? Or that turkey vultures poop on their own feet? Nature's Yucky uses kids' natural fascination with the stinky, the gross, and the icky to help them learn more about wild animals and why critters behave as they do.
Younger children will love having the book read to them, while older children and adults will also enjoy the "Animal Facts" section in the back, which has more in-depth information on the featured animals. Kids of all ages will get a kick out of learning to identify the droppings of various animals by making (and eating!) "scat cookies." Lovely watercolor illustrations balance out the "yuckiness," reminding us that nature is not just disgusting, but beautiful, too.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780878424740
Publisher:	Mountain Press
Publication date:	06/01/2003
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	5 - 10 Years

About the Author

Lee Ann Landstrom has been an interpretive naturalist and environmental educator since 1980. She is newly retired from the directorship (27-years) of Eastman Nature Center in the 5400-acre Elm Creek Park Reserve (near Osseo, Minnesota) with the Three Rivers Park District. She supervised a staff of 12, and oversaw trails, habitat, and exhibits, as well as taught school and public classes


Karen I. Shragg is the naturalist/manager of the Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield, Minnesota. She has a master s degree in outdoor education and recreation and holds a doctorate in education.