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Ds2 is very interested in sewers and "where all the poo goes". Can anybody recommend a nice informative book for a 6yo?

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TooTicky · 28/01/2008 22:31

Many thanks

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TooTicky · 29/01/2008 22:28

I'm not sure I could really enjoy a sewage works trip. We went to a beach once which had lumps all over it. On inspection, I realised they were poos. AND, the beach was crowded and people were letting their children play there

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FrannyandZooey · 29/01/2008 20:51

if you are feeling very committed, sewage works do run open days and educational trips for children occasionally

dp says he vividly remembers "the sweetcorn skip" from such a trip when aged about 8

this was all the bits that didn't break down in the treatment process, that had been filtered out of the water and it was about 99% sweetcorn. A skip full. Honest.

he likes to remind me of this often (I am rather fond of sweetcorn). He says it is unecological of me.

FrannyandZooey · 29/01/2008 20:47

the usborne under the ground book is good, but only brief on that topic of perennial interest, where all the poo goes

I would say if any MNer has an urge to write a book on this subject for children age 4 - 7 they would be onto a surefire winner

Sparkler · 29/01/2008 20:44

I have just spotted this thread title and was going to recommend the Come Outside. Very fascinating - I learnt a lot myself from that one.

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TooTicky · 29/01/2008 20:42

We have watched Come Outside
The next stage is to bombard the library with requests....

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SuperFrau · 29/01/2008 20:10

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peachygirl · 29/01/2008 20:09

The come outside episode really is great. Aunty Mabal looks down a sewer after flushing one of Pippin's poos down the loo and says 'ooh look Pippin can you see your poo in there' Brilliant

anniebear · 29/01/2008 20:05

Usborne do a "see under the ground2 Book, not sure if it has a page on that though lol

indignatio · 29/01/2008 16:18

If you fancy a fun day out on a bank holiday do go to the "poo pumping station" (as we named it for ds) near Burton on Trent. It is an original victorian sewage works and is fascinating - even for someone (me) who doesn't really do poo and steam engines.

ROSEgarden · 29/01/2008 16:13

a bit TOO informative

moljam · 29/01/2008 16:11

that auntie mabel one was very informative!!!!

ROSEgarden · 29/01/2008 16:10

does he like "come outisde" with aunty mabel?, there was an episode on POO once over, not nice during breakfast but very child friendly

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TooTicky · 29/01/2008 16:05

Thank you 100x. You know I love you.

Ooh yes, we LOVE Vesuvius Poovius

The tATE GALLERY? rEALLY?

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bundle · 29/01/2008 14:34

shit even

bundle · 29/01/2008 14:33

we bought a book on poo, from the Tate gallery, full of sh*t interesting information about guts

ahundredtimes · 29/01/2008 14:28

I just made an effort TooT. All for you. Just me and the Amazon search engine and a variety of scatalogical references.

theFlyingEvil · 29/01/2008 14:27

from a fictional perspective, Vesuvius Poovius is fab .

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TooTicky · 29/01/2008 14:24

Oooh, thanks everybody

100x, you seem worryingly well-informed

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perpetualworrier · 29/01/2008 11:12

I agree with serenity. My Ds's can give you great detail about what happens to the poo, all thanks to Aunty Mabel and Pippin.

ahundredtimes · 29/01/2008 10:25

Ahah.

Bingo.

This is the ONE

Is even the right age group.

[bows]

ahundredtimes · 29/01/2008 10:20

Toilets in history

ahundredtimes · 29/01/2008 10:18

And a history of sewage for children

ahundredtimes · 29/01/2008 10:14

I have found this one on plumbing

marina · 29/01/2008 10:10

Taro Gomi's book Everybody Poos is quite fun, but does not go into detail of sewage handling, it is more on throughput and downloads
The Come Outside is predictably no-nonsense and excellent, as others say

serenity · 29/01/2008 10:08

You can watch it in two parts on Youtube - look here

HTH

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