Ever want to know what that thing is growing on your face-and how it got there? How about what that insect is doing outside your window? Oh, Yuck! has stories about these things and more! Learn about vile bodily functions, including gas eruptions, skin breakouts, and escaping fluids. Witness creepy crawly bugs from your backyard to the deepest darkest jungles doing the grossest things imaginable. Gasp at history's most disgusting practices, including mummification. Not for the squeamish or the easily offended, Oh, Yuck! let's you get down and dirty with the icky underbelly of the world around you. Joy Masoff makes learning fun for young listeners by exploring the things not often found in polite discussions-in other words, the things kids love. Be sure to look for her Oh, Yikes!, also available from Recorded Books. "... this delightful volume will be enjoyed by fans of grossness everywhere."-School Library Journal
History is chock full of characters and events that could turn your hair white. From rampaging pirates to raunchy monarchs, Oh Yikes! has thrilling stories to spare about history's wildest, scariest moments. Did you know the Aztecs performed many human sacrifices? And that's not all-did you know that Christopher Columbus didn't just discover the New World so that your local car dealer could have a major sale? He was actually looking for spices. Instead he ended up enslaving and killing the natives he met. And there's plenty more madness and mayhem to be found as you explore the samurai world of ancient Japan, pirates on the high seas, and perhaps history's most notorious womanizing monarch, Henry VIII. Joy Masoff, the author of the perennial best-seller Oh, Yuck!), engages young readers with subjects that undeniably appeal to them-the bizarre, the gross, and the just plain nasty. Acclaimed narrator Johnny Heller gleefully reads this humorous and informative collection of odd tales.
