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The great gross-out.

Authors :
Op De Beeck, Nathalie
Source :
Publishers Weekly. 5/13/1996, Vol. 243 Issue 20, p34. 2p. 3 Color Photographs.
Publication Year :
1996

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

Subjects :
*CHILDREN'S literature

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00000019
Volume :
243
Issue :
20
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Publishers Weekly
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
9605177516