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The Gas We Pass: The Story of Farts (My Body Science) (Paperback) (Paperback)
by Shinta Cho (Author), Amanda Mayer Stinchecum (Translator)
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Science, Health, Ages 4-8, Children's books |
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The book does a good job for well explaining why people pass gas and the importance farting has for our bodies. |
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Author: Shinta Cho (Author), Amanda Mayer Stinchecum (Translator)
Publisher: Kane/Miller Book Publishers; Illustrate edition
Pub. in: October, 2001
ISBN: 1929132158
Pages: 32
Measurements: 9.3 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BC00379
Other information: ISBN-13: 978-1929132157
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With a frank and straightforward style, The Gas We Pass explains in layman's terms the reason our bodies produce gas, how we expel it and why this is a healthy, natural thing. A variety of people and animals are helpfully illustrated eating and farting. There is no sense of shame or mockery in the subtext, which helps children to avoid associating gas with jokes or rudeness.
The drawings are a bit amateurish and simple, but they complement the text nicely. In all, not an exciting read, but it does explain this bodily function well for children.
Target readers:
Kids aged up 4
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R.I.P. SHINTA CHO Cho, author of the frank and funny children's classic The Gas We Pass: The Story of Farts, died last month at age 77. Via Wikipedia
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From Michael J. Mazza
"When an elephant farts, the farts are really big." How can you resist a book with an opening line like that? "The Gas We Pass: The Story of Farts" reveals this and many more facts about a basic bodily function. Written by Shinta Cho and translated into English by Amanda Mayer Stinchecum, this is one of those great children's books that doubles as a work of delightful humor for adults.
This book is not only humorous, but also educational. A diagram of the digestive system and other visual aids help to drive home the science of farts. The book is written in a matter-of-fact, totally nonjudgmental tone. The text is supplemented by drawings that have a quirky charm to them.
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-20 00:00>
When I was a kid there were no books or even on-screen jokes about this very common phenomena in the U.S. Having lived in Japan for awhile I've observed a very different attitude to a lot of bodily functions that is refreshingly healthy. Farts are natural! The way I was educated seemed to intimate that they were unnatural and a sign that you needed to go to the toilet or were sick in some manner. Guess what? They're natural! Farts appear openly in Japanese fairy tales and in movies and TV as well. Do you remember the farting contest between the 2 little boys in Ozu's "Ohayo"? How about Dragon Ball's extraordinary capabilities? Let's have more of the same.
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Shelley Shay (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-20 00:00>
From elephants to mice any everything in between, people and animals are passing gas. With crude drawings, the author explains how we get gas and how sometimes we burp, sometimes we fart. The original version of this book was in Japanese, which in itself is amazing. While we Westerners may not talk about farting in polite society, the Japanese don't even talk about bathrooms in polite society. Some friends of mine are currently living in Japan while working their for their jobs. When they were looking for a place to live, the real estate agent would not show them the bathrooms - even a toilet is enough to make people blush in polite Japanese society! Imagine discussing gas! Children, however, have to learn that things are embarrassing - to them, it's all natural.
The illustrations are enough to inspire anyone who can doodle on a cocktail napkin that they can be a children's book illustrator. The illustrations are extremely crude and primitive.
The book only has a handful of pages, and all are humorous. There is no information about when it is impolite to fart, just a few smattering animals here and there. There are a lot more things they could have included to make the book entertaining to adults while still being appropriate for children.
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Bonnie Sayers (MSL quote), Canada
<2007-03-20 00:00>
A funny similarity between The Gas We Pass: The Story of Farts and Everyone Poops is they both begin with an Elephant performing the duty each book is based on, although only this book has the Elephant on the cover as well. The illustrations are that of a boy and his parents visiting various places and in different settings. This makes sense to showcase since the passing of gas can happen anywhere and not restricted to private areas.
The book begins with the boy and father getting flown to the ground due to the force of the fart that erupted from this huge Elephant, " BAAAROOMM". They were knocked on their butts with the boys' hat being removed from his head due to the force, since Elephant farts are really big.
The illustrations are amusing, yet one page I found disturbing and not so much because the boy is standing up in the tub having his penis visible, but the fact that his father is also in the tub. Different cultures do things other ways so I am not sure if this is or was common back in Japan during the 1970s. The reason this illustration of the tub is shown in The Gas We Pass: The Story of Farts, has to do with what happens when you fart while in water. The bubbles rise with the boy looking behind him to see about five bubbles coming out of his rear moving toward the top of the water level. However the father is sitting in the back of the tub and his four bubbles look like they are coming from his stomach, so maybe he burped, although the text states, " People fart too,".
There are lines around the father in many of the illustrations showing emotions of some kind, perhaps embarrassment from the noises his body emits. His parents each BURP! after the meal while the boy and a pet animal let loose with a fart. There is an illustrated adult body chart that shows the internal organs explaining the path of air and food.
Another illustration shows the man holding his nose after cleaning up a rather stinky mess from a lion at the zoo. Every time we go to the zoo we see animals poop droppings waiting to be removed. Too bad the illustration of the lion makes him look not too happy after releasing his fart.
This is a silly and educational book for kids to joke about and get comfortable asking questions while perusing the pages.
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-20 00:00>
I originally purchased this wonderful book in order to aggravate my mother-in-law (not the current one, but my third wife's overly prudish mamma). She couldn't stand to hear my children (her "little boopsies") say the innocuous word "fart" (she prefers the even more innocuous and utterly ridiculous "fizzle").
Anyhow, I figured this little tome would really get my kids going (and as a consequence, rile up the prim and proper Gooba (her cute, carefully selected Grandmother name). Well, it sure did!! My kids (and I) learned more about the natural process of farting than we thought possible. I can't tell you how much pleasure I derived seeing my youngens sling the f-word at Gooba. And if their maniacal laughter meant anything, they got a heckuva kick out of it as well.
The author is Japanese, but the translation is top-notch. There are also many hilarious pictures (this book was aimed for 4-7 year olds) as well as clues as to which particular foods will help you get that stench just right (I never had the chance to try this on Gooba, too bad!). Overall, this book serves many purposes. It can educate and infuriate. A winning combination in my book!!!
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