Follow scientist Heather L. Montgomery into labs, forests, hospitals, and landfills, as she asks: Who uses poo?

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year

“This narrative stomp through animal poop is equal parts informative and grotesquely fascinating.” —School Library Journal, starred review

Poop is disgusting, but it’s also packed with potential. One scientist spent months training a dog to track dung to better understand elephant birthing patterns. Another discovered that mastodon poop years ago is the reason we enjoy pumpkin pie today. And every week, some folks deliver their own poop to medical facilities, where it is swirled, separated, and shipped off to a hospital to be transplanted into another human. There's even a train full of human poop sludge that's stuck without a home in Alabama!This irreverent and engaging narrative nonfiction book shows that poop isn’t just waste—and that dealing with it responsibly is our duty.

Read Who Gives a Poop? if you're looking for:-a fresh, funny, engaging book packed with firsthand research-a book that shows the scientific method in action-approachable, inviting, high-interest nonfiction-the voice of “the female Bill Nye,” or Mary Roach for kids

“A well-stirred slurry of facts and fun.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“Feces have lots of great stories to tell.” —BCCB, starred review

“Excrement has never been so educational.” —Booklist

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