Icky World: We Need POO!

Get to know the icky but important POO that keeps nature running!

It's time to show POO some LOVE! This book is an icky, stinky celebration of the incredible work poo does all day long. Poo is a home, a defence, a nursery, a seed-sower and lots of laughs, too.

Icky World takes a look at the science of the messiest parts of nature and reminds us all to protect these icky but important bits of our precious planet. Each book has been reviewed and endorsed by an expert in the relevant branch of science and supports curriculum learning in the areas of science and ecology for ages 6 and up.

In praise of Icky World: We Need POO!

"If children can learn to be curious (as well as careful!) about poo, they might just grow up to be scientists who will help us turn billions of tonnes of stinky waste into a source of life.

Addy Farmer has written an entertaining and informative book about poo that every kid (and their parents!) should read. Learning more about poo, and thinking about it in different ways, might help us recreate a green, renewable Earth. Wash your hands. Read on. As Ms Farmer says: Poo is power!

People and other animals poop out billions of tonnes of valuable resources every year. What a waste! In nature, poo is a way for plants and animals to help each other live and grow. It's a language of conversation among all living things. If we can learn from other animals, poo can be used to enrich the soil, grow food, give us renewable energy, and keep our drinking water clean."

David Waltner-Toews, O.C. Author of The Origin of Feces: What Excrement Tells Us About Evolution, Ecology and a Sustainable Society

Just some of the contents of Icky World: We Need POO!

Plants love poo, poo in the oceans, poo as the animals do, poo homes, humans use poo too, poo problems and what you can do ... for poo!

Titles in the series:

We Need MUD

We Need SLIME

We Need POO

We Need FUNGUS

In praise of POO
"If children can learn to be curious (as well as careful!) about poo, they might just grow up to be scientists who will help us turn billions of tonnes of stinky waste into a source of life.

Addy Farmer has written an entertaining and informative book about poo that every kid (and their parents!) should read. Learning more about poo, and thinking about it in different ways, might help us recreate a green, renewable Earth. Wash your hands. Read on. As Ms Farmer says: Poo is power!

People and other animals poop out billions of tonnes of valuable resources every year. What a waste! In nature, poo is a way for plants and animals to help each other live and grow. It's a language of conversation among all living things. If we can learn from other animals, poo can be used to enrich the soil, grow food, give us renewable energy, and keep our drinking water clean."
David Waltner-Toews, O.C. Author of The Origin of Feces: What Excrement Tells Us About Evolution, Ecology and a Sustainable Society

-- David Waltner-Toews, O.C. Author of The Origin of Feces: What Excrement Tells Us About Evolution, Ecology and a Sustainable Society

Addy Farmer (Author)

Addy is a children's author, published with poetry, picture books and young fiction. Her middle grade fiction has won a New Writing North award and been shortlisted with Mslexia and Writementor.

She has worked with charities, including Child Bereavement UK, on books to support their work with families and children. She leads indoor children's workshops for museums, schools and arts centres as well as outdoor workshops on finding creativity in the landscape. Addy is a trustee for a literacy trust.

She has a keen interest in medieval history, cycling and old ruins. She is also a big fan of her local lowland peat bog with all its glorious flora, fauna and folklore.

Scott Garrett (Illustrator)

Scott Garrett, freelance illustrator living in the UK, has worked for clients nationally and internationally, including Vodafone, Nestle, VW, GQ, The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Business Week, Klutz Books, Faber & Faber and Random House.

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