You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Poop! (You Wouldn't Want to Live Without…)

by Alex Woolf, David Antram (Illustrations)

We all do it. We usually don't like to talk about it, but going to the toilet is a natural and necessary part of our lives.

We couldn't live without poop because there are some parts of our food that contain no nutrients that can be used by our bodies for energy, growth or health, and those parts have to be ejected. But poop can also be used to power our cars, heat our homes and help grow our crops.

Learn why and how animals and people produce poop, and about the many marvelous uses for this misunderstood substance.

Genres: Science, Childrens, Nonfiction, History

32 pages, Hardcover

Published January 15, 2016

About the author

Alex Woolf is a prolific, award-winning author of books for adults and children. In his non-fiction he has written on subjects as diverse as sharks, robots, asteroids, flying reptiles and chocolate. His novels span a range of genres, including crime, mystery, science fiction, historical fiction, steampunk and horror.

Alex is a regular author for Fiction Express, online publishers of interactive stories for schools. Fiction Express is read by more than 150,000 students from 20 countries. Two of his stories have won reader awards. In 2021, he won the prestigious ASE award for his non-fiction book Think Like a Scientist. His horror novel, Soul Shadows, was shortlisted for the Falkirk Red Book Award. Bestselling crime author Peter James described his novel Aldo Moon as “a real delight, witty, ghostly and at times deliciously ghastly”.

Reviews

[Dover Free Library · Rating 4 out of 5]

More than I ever expected to know about poop. This book is likely to be a big hit at our library among 2-4 graders, but I even had my co-workers "yucking it up" . I 'm thinking of using it during this summer's reading program. The theme is "On your mark, Get set...READ!" Maybe I can call the event, "On your mark, Get set, GO: Ways we go from beginning to end." The book is perfect for short attention spans, visually fun and appealing, funny, informative and gross. A great bathroom read ;)

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

My kids were intrigued by a “potty word” book (Lol) and we ALL learned something (including me!). With vivid illustrations and easy to understand text, it’s a great book (and series) for kids to learn about their world around them, history, important people, etc.

[Dna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Assyrians featured semi-prominently in this book, and for that, I am extremely proud. You Wouldn't Want to Live Without is a fun and informative series for kids (and even some adults).

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well...I learned much more about poop than I bargained for. But it was interesting and funny. And I seriously learned some shi...er...stuff.

[Brian S. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informative, good illustrations, humorous.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

In case you ever wanted to know more about poop....

[Sandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Poop! Yes, poop. A book centered around poop. It is more important than you think and now, we can read about its importance, the history of poop, and why you can’t live without it. A nonfiction children’s book, I guarantee that you will learn something about poop before you get done reading it.

There are a dozen chapters in this book, an introduction, a glossary, and an index so this book can be used as a reference tool also. The last few pages of the book are full of fun interesting facts which along with the rest of the book make for some interesting reading. Let me entice you with some interesting facts: elephant poop is often used to fill up holes in the game reserve in South Africa, there is a dog park in Massachusetts that fuels their park’s street lamps with dog’s poop so don’t carry your dog’s poo out, dump into the convertor so you can see on your way home. Guess how many rabbit pellets a rabbit can poop in just 1 day? 500!

Now that I got you intrigued, this is just a bit of the fun and interesting information that is inside this book. You’ll learn what human and animal poop is, the hazards of poop, how the world uses it, and what we poop teaches us. Do you ever wonder, what happens to all the poo when individuals go to the bathroom? Does it go in space? Down inside the ocean or what? The answers are inside this book. The answers are not lengthy, and the author doesn’t use difficult terminology, yet this is not a book for preschool children. I think this is a good fit book for mature readers who have inquiring minds from the grade school level and up. The illustrations inside the book range from detailed drawings to cartoons explaining the text.

[Arma · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this as an adult with my children because as we all know, kids love talking about poop. I have to admit that this book impressed me with its scope. It provided plenty of facts, and I even learned a few things!

[Dave · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well, THAT was interesting! In my opinion, if this gets your kid to read a book, then have at it. There’s nothing more than g-rated here.

[Koravat(Ing) Vidhayapat · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn't know frozen s**t can fall on people from planes

[Kim Jeri · Rating 5 out of 5]

My friend Shelley, a librarian, loves this book. Even though it's part of a series, she says without this book, the series is rather ho-hum.