Something Rotten
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…
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.
From Jessica's list on curiosity critical thinking for our natural world.
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