Jurassic Poop: What Dinosaurs (and Others) Left Behind

by Jacob Berkowitz, Steve Mack

Left by an animal long ago, this durable doo-doo survived the long journey through the ages. It started out stinky, but now it's frozen, dried or turned to rock. To a scientist, it's anything but gross --- it's a priceless artifact that can help piece together the puzzle of ancient life.Funny and informative, Jurassic Poop is flush with amazing facts, stories and activities. Learn how to spot ancient poop imposters. Meet dung detectives getting to the bottom of history's hind-end mysteries. Find out how poop gets preserved and discover what it can tell us about dinosaurs, humans and many other animals from long ago. So hold your nose and take a journey back in time to see what tales ancient poop has to tell.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Science, Nonfiction, Dinosaurs

40 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2006

Reviews

[Fran Hernandez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full of facts and activities to engage the inner paleontologist in your child.

[Melanie Gaum · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good explanation of coprolites and the science about them.

[Kristen · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is definitely not a book to read for leisure. The only people that might find this information useful are those interested in archaic subject mater such as: rocks, fossils, and dinosaurs. Judging from the picture on the back I thought maybe it would be some what humorous. The picture included a person smiling with a pile of poop in their hand. However, I was fairly repulsed and had a hard time finding any reason to read through all of it thoroughly.

[Mary Lou · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun mix of science and turd talk. Jurassic Poop is for any kid who is fascinated by what they can find looking through a microscope. Berkowitz manages to provide interesting information about coprolites (i.e. fossil feces)and what we can learn from them, in a kid-friendly way, using nearly every socially-acceptable slang term for fecal matter there is. Photos are mixed with humorous cartoon illustrations that will keep kids (and adults like me)interested.

[Kerry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Call me crazy, but I actually really liked this book. My 6yo son came home with it from the school library and I begrudgingly started reading it with him. But it was actually a really interesting book and I quite enjoyed it ;) Go figure! And this is what I learned..... fossilized poop is called a coprolite. And there are people who become professional poop studiers and they are called scatalogists. And I'm pretty sure I could get a minor in Scatology after reading this book :0

[Melinda Friesen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought this for my ten-year-old son when we were in Drumheller and it was his reading material (and mine) during the road trip home. Talk about a great book for boys! Educational and on a subject matter that every little boy loves. The illustrations were a lot of fun too. This would make a great gift for any child who loves dinosaurs and would fit well in the classroom during units on dinosaurs.

[Larysa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jurassic Poop is a non-fiction picture book (that was published in 2006). It tells about prehistoric poop and what scientists can learn from it. It has a lot of interesting facts and pictures to go along with them. Little boys would really enjoy it!

[Alexis Collins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely fascinating!!!!!!!!! There were times where I wanted to close my eyes and cringe, as well there were times where I could not stop laughing at some of the places that the "dung" has shown up at. I love the passion that the archeologists have with their searches for historical "dung".

[Rll520a_gaylehassan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very informative book about how scientists use petrified/preserved poop to learn about ancient animals. Very inviting style with cartoon-like illustrations, photos and kid-friendly language.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

trying to get my 7-year-old to read non-fiction. This book is well-written and is very interesting.

[Louise · Rating 5 out of 5]

my only complaint is of course the world millions of years world view but for our family it provides a spring board for discussion....aside form that the kids thought the topic was wonderful...

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love to get a laugh out of kids, so it's no surprise that I enjoyed Jurassic Poop, a humorous and informative book about what can be learned by studying ancient remains. Good for 3rd-5th grades.

[Glenda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty much everything you want to know--and much you didn't-- about poop. Lots of fun alliteration and punning. This is the kind of book that gets kids excited about science.

[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for older kids.

[Teresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a wonderful book for young readers who want to learn more about dinosaurs.

[Igor Tishchenko · Rating 1 out of 5]

i dont like it

[Doug Bivens · Rating 4 out of 5]

Crude(the title says it all) but very interesting little book. Heaven help any boy who gets hold of this...snicker fest ahoy lol.(I laughed alot and im an adult haha)

[Trish · Rating 4 out of 5]

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