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Bart King is the author of The Big Book of Boy Stuff, The Big Book of Girl Stuff and The Pocket Guide to Mischief. A longtime middle school teacher, Bart lives in Portland, Oregon, where he invents new sock designs and plays in a kazoo jazz quartet.

Check out more entertaining reading from Bart King!

The Big Book of Boy Stuff

The Big Book of Girl Stuff

And don't forget to look for his Pocket Guides: The Pocket Guide to Mischief and more.

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"It's something you'll probably read, then stop and read aloud to the nearest person, because they just have to hear it. Rating: A"

A Note on the Writing of This Book 8

What Makes It Gross? 11

Gross Quiz! 25

The Miracle of Birth 30

The Stream of Life 37

Animals! 48

Breaking the Wind 67

Monsters! 85

Everyone Poops 91

It's a Gross Job, But I Don't Want to Do It! 119

Toilets! 129

Putting Your Best Food Forward 145

Gross Anatomy 170

It's a Gross World, After All ! 195

The Skin You're In 200

Food, Drink, and Other Harmless Hazards 225

Kicking the Bucket 259

Epilogue 281

Bibliography 285