The Gas We Pass

The Gas We Pass

"The Gas We Pass: The Story of Farts" is a children's book written by Shinta Cho. The book tells children about flatulence (also known as farting), and that it is completely natural to do so. "Everyone Poops" is a prequel.

The book also discusses other animals and their habits of flatulence. The book continues on to tell us about why farts smell bad, and what animals only seem to fart (skunks and stink bugs).

The book is part of the " [http://www.kanemiller.com/book.asp?sku=201 My Body Science] " series of books.

The book was first published in Japan by Fukuinkan Shoten, and since has been translated into numerous languages, such as English and Spanish. In the United States, it was published by Kane/Miller Book Publishers in 1994.

The New York Times reported in 1997 that "The Gas We Pass" had 380,000 copies in print and had made appearances on Publishers Weekly's children's books best-seller list.cite news |first=Lisa W |last=Foderaro |title=Adults, Too, Like 2 Children's Books About Digestion |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9901EFDA1338F935A25754C0A961958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all |format= |work=New York Times |date=1997-07-16 |accessdate=2008-05-18] According to the "Times", the publishers estimated that half the sales of "The Gas We Pass" and "Everyone Poops" were to adults for other adults. "Publishers Weekly" listed "The Gas We Pass" and other titles in the My Body Science series in a survey of children's books which continue to sell well year after year, noting that the series as a whole had sold over 2 million copies by 2003. [cite news |first=Joy |last=Bean |title=Backlist Heroes: Perennial favorites prove they can sell themselves |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA337788.html |work=Pubishers Weekly |date=2003-11-24 |accessdate=2008-05-18] In 2007, when Kane/Miller first had an exhibit at Toy Fair, "Publishers Weekly" noted that the publisher "displayed its spring titles as well as its bestsellers "Everyone Poops" and "The Gas We Pass"." [cite news |first=Karen |last=Raugust |title=Toy Fair 2007: Traffic and Orders Up, Publisher Exhibitors Down |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6418394.html |work=Publishers Weekly |date=2007-02-22 |accessdate=2008-05-18]

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External links

* [http://www.kanemiller.com Kane/Miller Book Publishers]


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