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Brains, not just for zombies anymore

Battle of the Brains: The Science Behind Animal Minds by Jocelyn Rish

March 20, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport already own   Do you want fun facts about brains? And about animal minds in particular? Then you need the picture book by Jocelyn Rish and David Creighton-Pester that is called, Battle of the Brains: The Science Behind Animal Minds. And while it could have used some more humor (though brains are hard to be funny about, since they are seriously interesting), it still has some funny moment and is an interesting book to read. We follow a handful of different animas (from a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Non-Fiction Tagged With: animals, CBR15Passport, David Creighton-Pester, Jocelyn Rish, science

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:175 · Genres: Children's Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: animals, CBR15Passport, David Creighton-Pester, Jocelyn Rish, science ·
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No ifs ands or butts about it, I like to toot my own horn and say I like these science books!

Battle of the Butts: The Science Behind Animal Behinds by Jocelyn Rish

Does It Fart? A Kid's Guide to the Gas Animals Pass by Nick Caruso and Dani Rabaiotti

November 24, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

This review will give you two science books for the humorous side of your reader interested in nontraditional facts about animals. However, I focus more on the first as it was my favoirte of the two. Battle of the Butts: The Science Behind Animal Behinds by Jocelyn Rish and illustrated by David Creighton-Pester is a humorous and educational picture book that gives you the poop on farts, butts and the animals that have them. From killer posteriors to beach building tushes, it is all here. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Alex G. Griffith, animal behavior, animals, butts, Dani Rabaiotti, David Creighton-Pester, facts, farts, Jocelyn Rish, Nick Caruso, Nick Caruso and Dani Rabaiotti, science

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:388 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: Alex G. Griffith, animal behavior, animals, butts, Dani Rabaiotti, David Creighton-Pester, facts, farts, Jocelyn Rish, Nick Caruso, Nick Caruso and Dani Rabaiotti, science ·
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