Disgustology: The Science of Gross

by Teresa Robeson, Anna-Maria Jung (Illustrator)

Overview

Perfect for middle schoolers who love everything gross from the nasty things inside (and out) of our bodies to icky animals, revolting plants, gruesome bacteria, and more. Written by award-winning author Teresa Robeson, this book is packed full of fun facts and silly science, along with truly eye-popping illustrations and photographs that make intestines, boogers, ringworms, fecal coliforms, and brain eating amoeba even more vivid and visceral. Readers will be gagging and giggling at the same time. It's truly the most disgusting book ever!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250290618
Publisher:	Odd Dot
Publication date:	07/15/2025
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.25(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Teresa Ho Robeson is an (APALA) American Library Association’s Youth Media Picture Book Award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction books on science, nature, and her own culture. Her work includes QUEEN OF PHYSICS: HOW WU CHIEN SHIUNG HELPED UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF THE ATOM (illus. Rebecca Huang) and the upcoming WHO SMASHED HOLLYWOOD BARRIERS WITH GUNG FU? BRUCE LEE (Penguin Workshop; illus. Ryan Inzana) among a number of other picture books and middle grade books.

Anna-Maria Jung graduated in 2007 in “Multimedia Arts” at FH Salzburg. From 2009 – 2012 she studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York with the Fulbright Program completing a Master of Arts degree in Illustration. Since 2007 she has worked as a full-time freelance illustrator, and loves to create nerdy and cute cartoons, usually with a dash of dark humor.