The Real Poop on Pigeons! by Kevin Mccloskey

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Pigeon poop! Pigeon toes! Pigeons and Picasso! Explore it all in this funny, yet instructional, guide to all things pigeon.

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The Real Poop on Pigeons! by Kevin Mccloskey

Did you know a pigeon can fly faster than a car and farther than a small airplane? Or that they have something unusual in common with penguins, flamingos, and even the dodo? With his trademark mix of humor, well-researched facts, and artistry, Kevin McCloskey delivers the straight poop on these humble creatures, which turn out to be.coo, coo, COL

Bank Street College of Education’s Best Children's Books of the Year 2017 Chicago Public Library’s "Best of the Best" 2016 Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices 2017: Science, Technology, and the Natural World "Budding naturalists who dug We Dig Worms! will, well, coo over this similarly enlightening accolade. . Another feather in McCloskey's cap." - Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW ". . . smoothly mixing naturalism with offbeat visual humor." - Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW "Funny and informative, this attractive work of graphic nonfiction offers emerging comics readers an intriguing look at a commonly dismissed and ignored animal." - School Library Journal "A playful and informative take on the ubiquitous, under-appreciated pigeon." - Booklist "This paean to the worm is a winning combination of facts and gross-out fun." - New York Times "Delivered with a sense of gusto and humor." - Comics Worth Reading "This 36-page book for first readers teaches humorous and fascinating facts about those cooing birds that every child sees almost every day." - Fred Patten Reviews

Kevin McCloskey is the author of the TOON Books Laugh and Learn series and an illustration professor at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. Kevin is nearly a snail expert after writing this book, but he can't tell us whether the snails served in restaurants are appetizing because he's never eaten one. What's the furthest he's ever been from attempting snails? Then, when they're done, I forget to add the garlic, and I believe I'm eating a slug.

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ISBN 13 9781935179931
ISBN 10 1935179934
Title The Real Poop on Pigeons!
Author Kevin Mccloskey
Series Giggle And Learn
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Astra Publishing House
Year published 2016-04-19
Number of pages 40
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.