The Gas We Pass

The Gas We Pass is written by Shinta Cho. I was in the Curriculum Lab looking in the non-fiction section and came across this book. I immediately grabbed it off the shelf as a memory from my childhood surfaced. I can picture my sister and I, probably 6 and 9 years old, standing in the store laughing so hard reading this book. We could not believe there was a book about farts. We were amazed by this book!

Farts are funny for kids, but it is a natural function that we have all wondered about. What is it and where does it come from? This book provides answers to these questions and other interesting information about the gas we pass. One of the many points that intrigued me is that we always associate beans with farting and bad smelling gas. In reality meat, fish, and eggs are what make gas smell. NEWS TO ME!!!

I really like the cover of the book. It shows the elephant's behind on the front and the elephant's face on the back cover. The illustrations are simple but really funny adding to the humor of the book.