A Big Stink

Author : Edward H. Kafka-Gelbrecht
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 1984859587
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Big Stink written by Edward H. Kafka-Gelbrecht and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delightfully illustrated story about passing gas and passing the buck, by a renowned scholar of gastrointestinal humor who has seen and smelled it all. The marriage of flatulence and wordplay is a potent source of pleasure as old as language itself. So says Edward H. Kafka-Gelbrecht, who has spent a lifetime studying the art of the unclaimed fart, from the courtroom to the convent. Now, in this illustrated tour de force, he airs a more personal story about a quiet elevator ride that is shattered by an ignoble gas. Starting with the classic “He who smelt it, dealt it” and the indignant riposte “She who denied it, supplied it,” the repartee heats up as the elevator rises. Can a reek that drives people apart instead bring two hearts together? A Big Stink’s beguiling blend of highbrow and lowbrow humor will delight oversharing families and word lovers alike. Illustrator Sophia Vincent Guy ramps up the fun with elegantly detailed illustrations sprinkled with Easter eggs. Sure to reduce even the most solemn adults to irrepressible giggles, A Big Stink is a ripping good read and a breath of foul air.

Author : David Lubar
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1429929499
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Big Stink written by David Lubar and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I figured, being dead, my life would become a lot simpler. I wouldn't have to take care of myself or worry about stuff like eating the right food. But dead kids have a whole different bundle of problems."—Nathan Abercrombie It's a stinky situation when Nathan's school, Belgosi Upper Elementary, develops a mold problem and his class is forced to share space with the first graders. Soon the eighth graders show up too, including Rodney the bully's older and meaner brother, Ridley. Could he be the reason for the stinky, putrid, rotten smell that seems to be following Nathan around? It's up to Nathan, Abigail, and Mookie to solve the mystery of the big stink before it pollutes the entire town. Fans of David Lubar's popular Weenies short story collections, which have sold more than one and a half million copies, are sure to enjoy this fourth hilarious installment of the adventures of Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : David S. Barnes
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801888735
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Stink of Paris and the Nineteenth-Century Struggle against Filth and Germs written by David S. Barnes and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2006-06-06 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scientific and social history surrounding the 1880 incident of a foul odor in Paris and the development of public health culture that followed. Late in the summer of 1880, a wave of odors enveloped large portions of Paris. As the stench lingered, outraged residents feared that the foul air would breed an epidemic. Fifteen years later—when the City of Light was in the grips of another Great Stink—the public conversation about health and disease had changed dramatically. Parisians held their noses and protested, but this time few feared that the odors would spread disease. Historian David S. Barnes examines the birth of a new microbe-centered science of public health during the 1880s and 1890s, when the germ theory of disease burst into public consciousness. Tracing a series of developments in French science, medicine, politics, and culture, Barnes reveals how the science and practice of public health changed during the heyday of the Bacteriological Revolution. Despite its many innovations, however, the new science of germs did not entirely sweep away the older “sanitarian” view of public health. The longstanding conviction that disease could be traced to filthy people, places, and substances remained strong, even as it was translated into the language of bacteriology. Ultimately, the attitudes of physicians and the French public were shaped by political struggles between republicans and the clergy, by aggressive efforts to educate and “civilize” the peasantry, and by long-term shifts in the public’s ability to tolerate the odor of bodily substances. “A well-developed study in medically related social history, it tells an intriguing tale and prompts us to ask how our own cultural contexts affect our views and actions regarding environmental and infectious scourges here and now.” —New England Journal of Medicine “Both a captivating story and a sophisticated historical study. Kudos to Barnes for this valuable and insightful book that both physicians and historians will enjoy.” —Journal of the American Medical Association

Author : Katy Kelly
Publisher : Yearling
ISBN 13 : 0375845275
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Melonhead and the Big Stink written by Katy Kelly and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2011-05-10 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Melonhead is back in action, filled with curiosity, stirring up a little trouble (even though he doesn't mean to), and determined to have a summer of fun! In this second book in the Melonhead chapter book series, Melonhead is still pals with Lucy Rose, but he's not going to Parks & Rec camp this summer. He ruined one of Mrs. Wilkins's favorite garden plants, so his parents have "loaned" him to her to do chores. This is going to mess up his summer plans if he doesn't figure something out. He and Sam need to find a way to get to New York City to see the titan arum "bunga bangkai" plant. It's supposed to be twelve feet tall, weigh a hundred pounds, and smell like dead mammals, plus rot, plus spoiled food. It only blooms once every seven years, and even then only for two days and then it keels over dead. It's the Big Stink of a Lifetime! But Melonhead has to get a few more good deeds out of the way first, and doing chores for Mrs. Wilkins is a good start, even if it wasn't in the plan to begin with!

Author : Michael Foreman
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1849397546
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Superfrog and the Big Stink written by Michael Foreman and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-02-07 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superfrog is back on another urgent mission - rubbish from the big, grey city is polluting his pond! Once again it is up to everyone's favourite Superhero to save the day! 'Michael Foreman is deservedly in the first rank of children’s illustrators with his mastery of brilliant watercolours.' Sunday Times

Author : Sheila Lavelle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780749716387
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Big Stink written by Sheila Lavelle and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kelly Adams is not too keen on lessons at school. So when his teacher makes him miss an afternoon of games, he dreams up a wonderful revenge - with a stinking kipper. By the author of Disappearing Granny and Dognapper.

Author : Edward H. Kafka-Gelbrecht
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 1984859579
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Big Stink written by Edward H. Kafka-Gelbrecht and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delightfully illustrated story about passing gas and passing the buck, by a renowned scholar of gastrointestinal humor who has seen and smelled it all. The marriage of flatulence and wordplay is a potent source of pleasure as old as language itself. So says Edward H. Kafka-Gelbrecht, who has spent a lifetime studying the art of the unclaimed fart, from the courtroom to the convent. Now, in this illustrated tour de force, he airs a more personal story about a quiet elevator ride that is shattered by an ignoble gas. Starting with the classic “He who smelt it, dealt it” and the indignant riposte “She who denied it, supplied it,” the repartee heats up as the elevator rises. Can a reek that drives people apart instead bring two hearts together? A Big Stink’s beguiling blend of highbrow and lowbrow humor will delight oversharing families and word lovers alike. Illustrator Sophia Vincent Guy ramps up the fun with elegantly detailed illustrations sprinkled with Easter eggs. Sure to reduce even the most solemn adults to irrepressible giggles, A Big Stink is a ripping good read and a breath of foul air.

Author : Jürgen Banscherus
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1434212173
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Big Stink written by Jürgen Banscherus and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2009 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Someone is stealing newspapers from Olga's newsstand. Klooz has only one clue to help him -- a terrible stink the criminal has left behind. The case leads him down to the sewers beneath the city. It will take all of Klooz's detective skills -- and a good nose -- to stop the smelly shoplifter!

Author : Fran Manushkin
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 151585387X
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Big Stink written by Fran Manushkin and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Something smells terrible in Miss Winkle's classroom, and no one knows what it is! When the class bully picks on the new boy, saying he's the smelly one, Pedro steps in and stands up for his new friend. But the class still needs to know where that stench is coming from! Like all Pedro books, the story is supported with a glossary and reader response questions, making this a fun and functional choice for young readers.

Author : David Lubar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781448729272
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Big Stink written by David Lubar and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: