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  1 Toilet: How It Works
Author: Macaulay, David CoAuthor: Keenan, Sheila
    Series: My readers. Level 4
 
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Class: 696.182
Age: 7-10
Language: English
Descriptors: Chapter Book
LC: TH6498
Grade: 2-5
ISBN-13: 9781596437791
LCCN: 2012947300
Imprint: David Macaulay Studio
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Pub Date: 09/10/2013
Availability: Out of Print Confirmed
List: $15.99
  Hardcover
Physical Description: 28 pages, unnumbered sequence of pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm H 9.2", W 6.4", D 0.355", 0.51 lbs.
LC Series: My readers. Level 4
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Awards: Horn Book Guide Titles, Rated 1 - 4
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Starred Reviews: Kirkus Reviews
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TIPS Subjects: Technology
Engineering
Personal Care
BISAC Subjects: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / How Things Work-Are Made
LC Subjects: Sewage disposal, Juvenile literature
Toilets
Toilets, Juvenile literature
SEARS Subjects: Toilets
Reading Programs: Accelerated Reader Level: 4 , Points: 0.5
Lexile Level: 740
Reading Counts Level: 3.5 , Points: 1.0
 
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Brodart's TOP Juvenile Titles | 11/01/2013
Travel the pipes in the cleanest way possible as you go on a journey that reveals where the waste goes when you flush the toilet. My readers. Level 3 series, 32pp., Color Ill.
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Kirkus Reviews | 08/01/2013
A perfect blend of humor and clarity--in text and in artwork--explains the anatomy of human waste, the mechanics of a flush toilet and the subsequent treatment of waste in septic and sewer systems. Cartoony images of three toilet bowls--one being used by a thirsty, shaggy dog, one surrounded by a somber family with a dead pet goldfish, and one heaped with flowers, shown outside a home--adorn the first page of the book, along with this opening sentence: "Everybody knows what a toilet is for." Genius Macaulay, with Keenan's (unspecified) assistance, continues this tongue-in-cheek romp with clever drawings as he also carefully discusses such scientific facts as the function of bacteria in breaking down waste; the physics behind the tank, the bowl and the siphon; and the role of wastewater treatment plants in the overall water cycle. Cutaway views aid in showing exactly how various systems work, while unique visual angles of everything from human organs topped with eyeglasses to a bird's-eye view of a bustling city encourage viewers to venture beyond reading literacy to art appreciation. Even readers who received fastidious toilet training and admonitions against potty humor will let down their guard and find this book both informative and entertaining. (glossary, resources, index, author's notes) (Informational early reader. 7 & up). 32pg. KIRKUS MEDIA LLC, c2013.
School Library Journal | 10/01/2013
Gr 2-5--A unique nonfiction offering that deals with human waste in a way that most other books have not. The topic of toilets could go in many directions, and this book addresses a number of them. Readers learn the biology of why people need to use a toilet, how it flushes, and where the waste ends up. Ever wonder how septic systems and sewers work? Look no further. Overall, this is an informative look at a technology that everyone uses and most people take for granted. At every step of the way, Macaulay's engaging ink and watercolor illustrations and cutaway diagrams help to explain the text. This is a challenging read full of sophisticated and specific vocabulary, yet it is one that inquisitive youngsters and science-oriented kids will be drawn to. A boon to those looking to beef up informational offerings to meet Common Core standards. Trina Bolfing, Westbank Libraries, Austin, TX. 32p. SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, c2013.
Journal Reviews
Booklist | 09/01/2013
Grades K-3. Toilets--our most fascinating home device? Probably--it's rather magical how everything just disappears, isn't it? In his signature squiggly style, Macaulay pulls back the curtain to show just how it all goes down (so to speak). Whether it's the family dog's bone, a dead goldfish, or human waste, the toilet makes it disappear. "Clever toilet." The main event here is the authors' annotated cutaways of toilets, showing how the handle pulls the stopper and so forth. Despite the easily understandable text, some concepts remain a bit elusive, though things get clearer and even more interesting when we move on to rural septic tanks, big-city sewer systems, and wastewaster treatment plants. Boldfaced vocabulary words would've helped readers refer to the closing glossary (though some intriguing words, like scum and digester, aren't defined). While not as successful as Castle: How It Works (2012), this is high-interest stuff done in a just-humorous-enough way. Pair with Elizabeth Raum's The Story behind Toilets (2009) for some extended bathroom reading. Kraus, Daniel. 32p. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, c2013.
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books | 11/01/2013
R. Gr. 2-4. Macaulay adds to his fine and growing collection of nonfiction easy readers with a topic everyone can and does use. The toilet is a water bowl for the pet dog, an interment site for the dead goldfish, a planter of dubious aesthetic value for home gardeners, and of course, a vital part of the waste disposal system that advances public health. First Macaulay explains the mechanics of a simple standard tank model, showing the interplay between lever, stopper, float, and refill. Ending the story there, however, would leave readers stranded on a pile . . . well, in sore need of information on the further adventures of flushed waste. Macaulay accommodates the reader with separate discussions of the septic tank system and the community waste treatment plants, and the ultimate return of solid-waste fertilizer to the fields and purified water to the water cycle. There's no cheating on the vocabulary-mastery of the terminology presented here will prepare kids to discuss disposal problems with parents and plumbers. The watercolor illustrations, though, do the heavy lifting, and kids who pore over carefully marked diagrams will find the text can serve simply as support to a largely visual experience. Information and illustrated waste flow smoothly in tandem across the page turns, with pipes color coded and arrows directing movement through the facilities. Macaulay fans will surely be alert to his signature humor, which catches an alarmed man in the shower who's just discovered himself in a cutaway, and which adds disembodied eyes and hands to "complete" the portrayal of the digestive system. A glossary, index, and bibliography are included. EB. 32p. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV. OF ILLINOIS, c2013.
Horn Book | 11/01/2013
Primary. Clear step-by-step directions and unobstructed diagrams and cross sections outline how waste is produced by the body, disposed of through the inner workings of a toilet, sent to either a septic tank or urban sewer system, and purified. But we've got more than poops and pipes in this beginning reader/early nonfiction chapter book. Macaulay's humor is evident from the cover (tiny people starring up at a giant, well, throne, cordoned off by red velvet ropes) and continues on the first page. "Everybody knows what a toilet is for" is accompanied by pictures of a dog drinking from the potty, a goldfish on its way to the giant bowl in the sky, and a "spring garden" (flowers in an abandoned commode). With this attention-grabber, the extraneous whimsy ends, but the humor continues. A spigot placed at the end of a human bladder emphasizes that here is where the body empties liquid waste, and conversation balloons allow bacteria to crack jokes while on their way to septic tanks or sewage disposal systems. If diagrams are the language of science, then Macaulay reminds readers that while such language is precise, it can also be lively. A fascinating exploration of design, both human and mechanical. Appended with a glossary, index, and recommended further reading and websites. betty carter. 32pg. THE HORN BOOK, c2013.
Horn Book Guide | 05/01/2014
2. K-3. In this beginning reader/nonfiction chapter book, clear step-by-step directions and unobstructed diagrams and cross sections outline how waste is produced by the body, disposed of through a toilet, sent to either a septic tank or sewer system, and purified. Macaulay's humor is evident, as he reminds readers that the language of science can be both precise and lively. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. bc. 32pg. THE HORN BOOK, c2014.
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