How are specially trained poop-sniffing dogs being used to help wild animals facing extinction? What can we learn about life in prehistoric times by examining fossilized dinosaur droppings? And how are poop detectives using DNA technology to help keep the streets clean? Got a dung dilemma or a poop mystery to solve? It’s time to call in the poop detectives! This new Science Slam!title will engross readers–and gross them out! Filled with information perfectly suited to the abilities and interests of an early elementary audience, this colorful, fact-filled book gives readers a chance not only to learn, but also to develop their powers of observation and critical thinking. With fascinating photographs and surprising, high-interest facts about a material that we don’t usually read about, the book makes learning about excrement poop-sitively amazing!