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Two very affordable, eye-catching titles are recommended for elementary grades 4-7, offering an eye-catching format and drawings to capture interest. Nick Arnold and Tony De Saulles' THE STUNNING SCIENCE OF EVERYTHING: SCIENCE WITH THE SQUISHY BITS LEFT IN! (0439877776) covers everything from dinosaur burps

1. To expel gas from the stomach through the mouth.

2. To cause a baby to expel gas from the stomach, as by patting the back after feeding.

to a 'gruesome garden's differences between plants and animals. Cartoon graphics throughout offer up eye-catching images while topics are anything but common-place. Terry Deary and Marin Brown's THE WICKED HISTORY OF THE WORLD: HISTORY WITH THE BASTY BITS LEFT IN! (0439877865) covers 'rotten Rome', 'nasty knights', 'cruel criminals' and more, packing real history with zany accounts. The cartoon/graphic approach to both these titles assures young reader interest and attention.

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Publication:	Children's Bookwatch
Date:	Jan 1, 2007
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