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Sanchez, Anita

Itch!: Everything You Didn't Want to Know About What Makes You Scratch

74 pp. | Houghton | March, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-0-544-81101-0 $16.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-328-47689-0
(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Gilbert Ford. This primer explains how itching works in the layers and nerve endings of human skin, and which bugs, plants, and fungi can cause it. Funny cartooned illustrations depict dressed-up fleas, lice, bedbugs, nettles, poison ivy, and more. Sidebars offer "Soothe the Itch" and "Avoid the Itch" tips. An entertaining and informative volume for middle-grade readers fascinated by the slightly disgusting. Websites. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

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