Poop (picture book)

Poop: A Natural History of the Unmentionable
AuthorNicola Davies
IllustratorNeal Layton
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's literature
PublisherCandlewick
Publication date
3 August 2004
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages64
ISBN978-0-7636-2437-8
573.4/9 22
LC ClassQP159 .D38 2004

Poop: A Natural History of the Unmentionable is a children's book about (animal) feces, written by Nicola Davies and illustrated by Neal Layton. The book gives info about the nature, production, variety, and manifold uses of animal poop. The book analyzes styles, sizes, uses, and smells of animal poop. It is an instructional guide on bathroom self-reliance. It tells how naturalists study poop to determine animal diets and how paleontologists analyze fossilized poop to learn about prehistoric animals.