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The great gross-out.
- Source :
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Publishers Weekly . 5/13/1996, Vol. 243 Issue 20, p34. 2p. 3 Color Photographs. - Publication Year :
- 1996
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Abstract
- Discusses how so-called gross-out topics have had higher visibility in children's books as well as in toys, movies and television shows in the 1990s. The bestseller `Grossology: The Science of Really Gross Things,' by Sylvia Branzei and how the book exposes flatulence, pimples and scabs; Previous books like Roald Dahl's `James and the Giant Peach' dealing with gross topics; Why such topics appeal to children.
- Subjects :
- *CHILDREN'S literature
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00000019
- Volume :
- 243
- Issue :
- 20
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Publishers Weekly
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 9605177516