Why dogs eat poop
Subtitle: gross but true things you never knew about animals
By: Francesca Gould & David Haviland ; illustrated by JP Coovert
Contributors: Haviland, David; Coovert, J. P., illustrator
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 167
ISBN-13: 9780399165306; 9781480633162
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Animal behavior; Miscellanea; Animals; Juvenile literature; Habits and behavior
Work titles: Self-harming parrots and exploding toads
Description: Get ready to squirm! Did you know there are spiders that look just like bird poop? Cockroaches that can be directed by remote control? And snakes that fart to scare away predators? These are just a few of the bizarrely engrossing, disgusting, and squirm-inducing facts about animals you can use to entertain and gross-out friends and parents.
Notes: "Originally published in 2010 by Piakus UK as Self-harming parrots and exploding toads; first American edition 2010, Tarcher/Penguin"--Title page verso.

"Abridgement c2013"--Title page verso.

8-12.

Grade 4 to 6.
Table of contents: title: Amazing animals; title: Peculiar parents; title: Crafty critters; title: Mind-boggling biology; title: Vicious varmints; title: Weird wonders; title: Extra- disgusting details.