Masoff, Joy

An illustrated encyclopedia of history's messiest, dumbest, grossest, wackiest, and weirdest moments.

Yucky things are everywhere! From the smelly human feet to rats in the sewers, this book will really gross you out!.

Take a journey back in time and see what life was really like in America's past. Your'll feel as if you are there and you'll see that the story of America is an exciting adventure - much more that a list of a names and dates to memorize.

"Kids love to be grossed out. And now the doyenne of disgusting, Joy Masoff, lets kids get their hands dirty--really dirty--with 114 interactive ick-speriments and ick-tivities that delve into the science behind everything disgusting. In this A-Z compendium, kids can stage an Ooze Olympics to demonstrate viscosity. Observe how fungi grow by making a Mold Zoo"--Provided by publisher.

An alphabetical collection of articles about disgusting things, from acne, ants, and bacteria to worms, x-periments, and zits.

A collection of history's grossest, wackiest moments.

An alphabetical collection of articles about disgusting things, from acne, ants and bacteria to worms, x-periments, and zits.

Explains how Africans came to be enslaved in America, follows the history of African-Americans from colonial times through the civil rights movement and beyond, and features profiles of notable men and women in a variety of fields, primary source documents, first-person recollections, and illustrations.