poo? WHY DO I? WHY DO I
POO? WHY DO I
BY Kirsty Holmes
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Beatriz Gascon J, benchart, johavel. Nadya_Art, Studio_G, Sudowoodo. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Holmes, Kirsty Louise, author Why do I poo? / Kirsty Holmes. (Why do I?) Includes index. Issued in print and electronic formats. ISBN 978-0-7787-5144-1 (hardcover).-- ISBN 978-0-7787-5150-2 (softcover).-- ISBN 978-1-4271-2174-5 (HTML) Feces--Juvenile literature.
Excretion--Juvenile literature. Digestion--Juvenile literature. Digestive organs--Juvenile literature. Human physiology--Juvenile literature. I. Title.
QP159.H65 2018 j612.36 C2018-902402-X C2018-902403-8 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Holmes, Kirsty, author. Title: Why do I poo? / Kirsty Holmes. Description: New York, New York : Crabtree Publishing Company, 2019. | Series: Why do I? | Includes index. Identifiers: LCCN 2018021333 (print) | LCCN 2018021788 (ebook) | ISBN 9781427121745 (Electronic) | ISBN 9780778751441 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780778751502 (pbk.) Subjects: LCSH: Defecation--Juvenile literature. | Digestion--Juvenile literature. | Human physiology--Juvenile literature. | Human physiology--Juvenile literature.
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PAGE CONTENTS Words that look like this can be found in the glossary on page
Do You Need the Bathroom? Birds do it, bears do it, and mice that live under the stairs do it. Everybody poos! But have you ever wondered why we poo? Where does poo come from? Where does it go?
You eat and drink every day. Your body takes out what it needs from the food to stay healthy.
Then it gets rid of the parts of food it does not need. This is poo and pee! GROSS BUT GREAT !
Food Goes In All people need to eat. Food gives us nutrients . These are the substances people need to stay alive and healthy. When you eat, different body parts break down food and take out nutrients for your body to use. Learn more about the parts of your body that break down food on pages and
You need many different nutrients each day.
Here is what you get from a spaghetti dinner. Getting all the right nutrients from food is called having a balanced diet. MEAT helps build muscles . TOMATOES give you vitamins and minerals . MILK helps build bones.
Breaking Down Food The first stop on foods journey through your body is the mouth.
Breaking Down Food The first stop on foods journey through your body is the mouth.
Each of the parts of your mouth do a job to break down food. The tongue moves food around in your mouth. Lips keep food inside the mouth. The throat leads down to your stomach. Back teeth are flatter for chewing.
When you eat, the first thing you do is chew your food into smaller pieces.
When you eat, the first thing you do is chew your food into smaller pieces.
It must be a mushy ball before you can swallow it. Saliva is the liquid in your mouth. It helps break down your food, too! After food is swallowed, it moves through your body and different body parts take nutrients out.
Poo Comes Out After your body takes all the useful nutrients out of your food, there are usually parts left over. The parts of food your body cannot use are called waste. Waste comes out of you as poo! Fiber is the tough parts of food that are hard for your body to break down.