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Summary: The Story of Farts
Review: A funny similarity between The Gas We Pass: The Story of Farts and Everyone Poops is they both begin with an Elephant performing the duty each book is based on, although only this book has the Elephant on the cover as well. The illustrations are that of a boy and his parents visiting various places and in different settings. This makes sense to showcase since the passing of gas can happen anywhere and not restricted to private areas.
The book begins with the boy and father getting flown to the ground due to the force of the fart that erupted from this huge Elephant, " BAAAROOMM". They were knocked on their butts with the boys' hat being removed from his head due to the force, since Elephant farts are really big.
The illustrations are amusing, yet one page I found disturbing and not so much because the boy is standing up in the tub having his penis visible, but the fact that his father is also in the tub. Different cultures do things other ways so I am not sure if this is or was common back in Japan during the 1970s. The reason this illustration of the tub is shown in The Gas We Pass: The Story of Farts, has to do with what happens when you fart while in water. The bubbles rise with the boy looking behind him to see about five bubbles coming out of his rear moving toward the top of the water level. However the father is sitting in the back of the tub and his four bubbles look like they are coming from his stomach, so maybe he burped, although the text states, " People fart too,".
There are lines around the father in many of the illustrations showing emotions of some kind, perhaps embarrassment from the noises his body emits. His parents each BURP! after the meal while the boy and a pet animal let loose with a fart. There is an illustrated adult body chart that shows the internal organs explaining the path of air and food.
Another illustration shows the man holding his nose after cleaning up a rather stinky mess from a lion at the zoo. Every time we go to the zoo we see animals poop droppings waiting to be removed. Too bad the illustration of the lion makes him look not too happy after releasing his fart.
This is a silly and educational book for kids to joke about and get comfortable asking questions while perusing the pages.
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Summary: Gas is Good
Review: Book Review: The Gas We Pass What was Shinta Cho smoking when she wrote this ghastly book? The Gas We Pass is a very informative and educational book about farts, farts, and, yep, you guessed it, more farts. Everything you ever wanted to know about farts is in this book. It splurges into the stinky subject of why farts smell, why it is healthy to fart, and why you should not hold your farts. Cho even put a diagram of the human body in the book, which shows how farts are processed. The illustrations are fantastic if you have a sick sense of humor. They are of different animals farting and burping. The illustrations show a naked man and a naked boy in the bathtub together watching their farts bubble and rise to the surface. This book is suitable for two age groups: young pre-adolescent kids and teenage boys. If you have a problem with flatulence, do not go to the doctor, read this book. It will save you an expensive trip to the doctor's office.
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Summary: comical kid's book on gas
Review: From elephants to mice any everything in between, people and animals are passing gas. With crude drawings, the author explains how we get gas and how sometimes we burp, sometimes we fart. The original version of this book was in Japanese, which in itself is amazing. While we Westerners may not talk about farting in polite society, the Japanese don't even talk about bathrooms in polite society. Some friends of mine are currently living in Japan while working their for their jobs. When they were looking for a place to live, the real estate agent would not show them the bathrooms - even a toilet is enough to make people blush in polite Japanese society! Imagine discussing gas! Children, however, have to learn that things are embarrassing - to them, it's all natural.The illustrations are enough to inspire anyone who can doodle on a cocktail napkin that they can be a children's book illustrator. The illustrations are extremely crude and primitive. The book only has a handful of pages, and all are humorous. There is no information about when it is impolite to fart, just a few smattering animals here and there. There are a lot more things they could have included to make the book entertaining to adults while still being appropriate for children.
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Summary: Everybody Does It.
Review: I first heard about this book while sitting at a table and someone passed some gas. THE GAS WE PASS was mentioned in the conversation that followed and it left me curious to find this book and read it. I found it to be rather informative, entertaining, and hilarious. This book was written as an informative lesson towards children explaining why people pass gas and the importance farting has for our bodies. The book does that job well, while at the same time educating one with several interesting facts; for instance, the average person passes about 2 cups of gas in one day. However, the book is also hysterical, largely because of the illustrations that accompany the text and the unusual syntax, e.g. "So, don't hold them in--pass that gas!", and, therefore, makes a great gag gift to give to someone. Though some might be offended by the subject matter, most kids and adults will enjoy reading this book. I know I did. "Fartheewell."
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Summary: The Gas We Pass
Review: I have to admit that I couldn't stop snickering the first time I read this book to my preschooler. It didn't help that the first page illustrates an elephant passing gas with KABOOM! But later on, I realized that this was the way author Shinta Cho intended to desensitize readers to what is a very taboo subject in polite society. With a frank and straightforward style, The Gas We Pass explains in layman's terms the reason our bodies produce gas, how we expel it and why this is a healthy, natural thing. A variety of people and animals are helpfully illustrated eating and farting. There is no sense of shame or mockery in the subtext, which helps children to avoid associating gas with jokes or rudeness. The drawings are a bit amateurish and simple, but they complement the text nicely. In all, not an exciting read, but it does explain this bodily function well for children. To this day my now five year old boy never tells fart jokes.
-Andrea, aka Merribelle
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Summary: kids book that deals frankly with the mystique of gas
Review: I have to admit that I couldn't stop snickering the first time I read this book to my preschooler. It didn't help that the first page illustrates an elephant passing gas with KABOOM! But later on, I realized that this was the way author Shinta Cho intended to desensitize readers to what is a very taboo subject in polite society. With a frank and straightforward style, The Gas We Pass explains in layman's terms the reason our bodies produce gas, how we expel it and why this is a healthy, natural thing. A variety of people and animals are helpfully illustrated eating and farting. There is no sense of shame or mockery in the subtext, which helps children to avoid associating gas with jokes or rudeness. The drawings are a bit amateurish and simple, but they complement the text nicely. In all, not an exciting read, but it does explain this bodily function well for children. To this day my now five year old boy never tells fart jokes.
-Andrea, aka Merribelle
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Summary: What's that Smell?
Review: The Gas We Pass by Shinta Cho, is a hilarious book of the reasons we pass gas. The illustrations are great. The color scheme of the pictures themselves helps the imagination grow, and suitable for children. It helps them learn the scientific concept of why gas is passed. It also tells which foods make gas stink, and how much gas actually comes out in a fart. It's really amazing what some never know. There is some inappropriate content in the book; it is a picture of a little boy and his father in the bathtub, both of whose genitals are exposed. Besides that, it is great for people of all ages. It is a book everyone should take the chance to read. I promise you, this book doesn't just let off gas; it's educational and funny and these are the two important elements of learning. So the next time you pass gas, you will think about how it happens, and there won't be anymore smell-raising questions. Enjoy!
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Summary: A TEN star book!
Review: This book is great! I loved every word, it explained a lot for me. I love it!
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Summary: Not that Great
Review: This Book is sooo groovy! I loved the illistrations, that brought a smile to my face! :) This book was very informational. I actually learned more about my passing gas. I enjoyed reading this book because it brings me happiness and makes me even more individualed! I recamend this to people who want to get a smile goig on their face! Try it!
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Summary: Not that Great
Review: This books starts off pretty good. I like the fart humor, but then it gets into the scientifics. i am not against kids learning the science of gas, but it almost feels like two different books. the beginning seems like a good book to give a young child who is just learning about bodily functions. but then it starts getting into specifics and it feels like it needs an older audience. it's not a bad book. it's just not the books i was expecting.
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