Something Rotten

By Heather L. Montgomery, Kevin O'Malley (illustrator),

Book cover of Something Rotten: A Fresh Look at Roadkill

Book description

An ALA Notable book
An Orbis Pictus Recommended title

When Heather L. Montgomery sees a rattlesnake flattened on the side of the road, her first instinct is to pick it up and dissect it--she's always wanted to see how a snake's fangs retract when they close their mouths, and it's…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Something Rotten as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Who knew that learning about roadkill could be so fun? I honestly hadn’t given much thought to roadkill before reading this book, but I now look at it very differently.

Each chapter opens up a new world of scientific discovery, such as how learning about roadkill is used to understand contagious diseases. It’s a gross topic, for sure, but the author handled it very well.

This book leads to many additional “what if” conversations.

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