I have to admit I more than laughed when approached by Artie Bennett asking if I would like to review his number 2 book, Poopendous. It is his second book but his number 2 book has a second meaning because the book is about poop. If you have kids, you know that it is not uncommon for poop to be a subject of many conversations so this book is of great interest to them. It is funny but covers all kinds of poop and some interesting facts like monkeys throw poop when they are stressed or that termites build their homes out of poop or that at county fairs cow poop is just great for tossing and how fly poop is just specks. If your children are like mine this book will have great appeal and you will probably be asked to read it again as I was right after the first time. If you are looking for an unusual book, filled with facts about number 2 then this is for you!
Rhyming couplets feature Professor Poopdeck and two young friends as he takes them on a type of poop safari. Words for poop (i.e. guano, number two, ca-ca), its forms and styles (cubes, tubular, wet and dry), and myriad of uses (i.e. souvenirs, a means of tracking and marking, housing insulation, food, fertilizer, fuel) are all conveyed with humor and a certain demand for respect. It’s a book that says: Don’t just flush this stuff away! While it may dismay and stink, there’s more to this stuff than you might think!
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Artie was born in Brooklyn, New York
He once worked in a Galilean kibbutz as the gardener’s apprentice.
Artie Bennett is the executive copy editor for a children’s book publisher and he writes a little on the side
Artie grew up in Brooklyn, New York
Artie enjoys crossword puzzles
Men are much more susceptible to “skid marks” on their underwear than women are. The reason may have to do with men having much more body hair, especially in certain places.
LOL…
Artie Bennett is an active swimmer 🙂
He grew up in Brooklyn, New York—born and fled, he likes to say—hightailing it to Georgia, where he matriculated at the University of, earning a journalism degree.
I learned Amazon or Barnes and Noble has this book.
His first book is called the butt book
Artie was a crossword puzzle prodigy and enjoyed solving them from a very young age.