Evaluating Nonfiction Activity Poop Happened!

- 1 Lynnette Perez SLIS 5420 April 16, 2011 Evaluating Nonfiction Activity Name of Book and Author Poop happened! : a history of the world from the bottom up / by Sarah Albee ; illustrated by Robert Leighton. Interest Sarah Albee presents educational... More

- 1 Lynnette Perez SLIS 5420 April 16, 2011 Evaluating Nonfiction Activity Name of Book and Author Poop happened! : a history of the world from the bottom up / by Sarah Albee ; illustrated by Robert Leighton. Interest Sarah Albee presents educational content with humor and finesse, making this book engaging for young readers. Due to its organizational structure (chronological), with table of contents, titled chapters, source notes, and index, the book is most likely used for research. The writing style is so entertaining that the target audience of kids in grades 4 to 8 will surely gasp, groan and “gross out. ” For example, the title of chapter five is “When in Rome, Poo as the Romans Do” (Albee, p. 33). From the opening paragraph of this section, historical information can be gleaned: The Etruscans built Rome’s first sewers somewhere between 625 BC and 575 BC. These sewers drained the swampy areas around the river and enabled the lower-lying parts of the city to dry out and be b Less