Does it Fart? The Definitive Field Guide to Animal Flatulence

I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

From the publisher-

Dogs do it. Millipedes do it. Dinosaurs did it. You do it. I do it. Octopuses don't (and nor do octopi). Spiders might do it: more research is needed. Birds don't do it, but they could if they wanted to. Herrings do it to communicate with each other. In 2017 zoologist Dani Rabaiotti's teenage brother asked her a most teenaged question: Do snakes fart? Stumped, Rabaiotti turned to Twitter. The internet did not disappoint. Her innocent question spawned the hashtag #doesitfart and it spread like a noxious gas. Dozens of noted experts began weighing in on which animals do and don't fart, and if they do, how much, how often, what it's made of, what it smells like, and why. Clearly, the public demands more information on animal farts. Does it Fart? fills that void: a fully authoritative, fully illustrated guide to animal flatulence, covering the habits of 80 animals in more detail than you ever knew you needed. What do hyena farts smell especially bad? What is a fossa, and does it fart? Why do clams vomit but not fart? And what is a fart, really? Pairing hilarious illustrations with surprisingly detailed scientific explanations, Does it Fart? will allow you to shift the blame onto all kinds of unlikely animals for years to come.

Deadly honest --- my nephew just about lost his mind when he saw this book listing as he is obsessed by fart jokes (and has a mee-maw and pee-paw who hate the word FART, despite being VERY, VERY good at it). So, we are both reading and reviewing this book. LOL.

Spencer – I loved this book but most of my friends won’t understand all the technical stuff – I did but a picture book for younger kids would be even more enjoyable as farts are kids’ obsessions. I didn’t recognize many of the animals so it would have been nice to have more normal animals in there. Aunt Janet’s cat farts all the time as she is just evil after eating popcorn and Uncle Kevin says “it’s dry as a popcorn fart” (what does that mean?) but I still think that it is gross... I will give the book four stars.

Janet – this book is funny, decidedly but very technical --- I wish that there was a less “wordy/brainy” book out there for younger kids to read and understand. Spencer “got it” because he is advanced for his age (University-level math at age 11 for example) and we both enjoyed the drawings. I wish, as well, that the book was more organized into kinds of animals. This is the best line in the book – “However, fitting its semi-domesticated attitude, your cat probably doesn’t care how bad you think its farts smell, and as a result won’t make any effort to save you from their pungent aroma”. Amen --- that sums up a cat to a tee. Older kids will like this book but they may get lost in some of the words