Black Scat Books

Black Scat Books
Author: Grace Murray
Publisher:
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2018-05-25
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9781884097799

Six years of "sublime art & literature" published by the iconoclastic house of Black Scat Books is chronicled in this illustrated bibliography, featuring over 100 titles by writers, artists, and poets from around the world. This unique reference will delight collectors, bibliomaniacs and anyone fascinated by avant-garde publishing in America.

Scat

Scat
Author: Carl Hiaasen
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2012-02-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0440421047

Carl Hiaasen takes us deep in the Everglades with an eccentric eco-avenger, a ticked-off panther, and two kids on a mission to find their missing teacher. Florida—where the animals are wild and the people are wilder! Bunny Starch, the most feared biology teacher ever, is missing. She disappeared after a school field trip to Black Vine Swamp. And, to be honest, the kids in her class are relieved. But when the principal tries to tell the students that Mrs. Starch has been called away on a "family emergency," Nick and Marta just don't buy it. No, they figure the class delinquent, Smoke, has something to do with her disappearance. And he does! But not in the way they think. There's a lot more going on in Black Vine Swamp than any one player in this twisted tale can see. It’s all about to hit the fan, and when it does, the bad guys better scat. “Ingenious . . . Scat won’t disappoint Hiaasenphiles of any age.” —The New York Times “Woohoo! It’s time for another trip to Florida—screwy, gorgeous Florida, with its swamps and scammers and strange creatures (two- and four-legged). Our guide, of course, is Carl Hiaasen.” —DenverPost.com

Who Pooped in the Black Hills?

Who Pooped in the Black Hills?
Author: Gary D. Robson
Publisher: Who Pooped in the Park
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2006-09
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781560373872

While exploring the Black Hills National Forest, Michael and Emily learn how to spot signs of animal activity, from tracks and scat to chewed bark and shed antlers.

What Do They Do with All That Poo?

What Do They Do with All That Poo?
Author: Jane Kurtz
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2018-06-19
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1481479873

Find out what happens to all of the poo at the zoo in this funny and factual picture book! There are so many different kinds of animals at the zoo, and they each make lots and lots (and sometimes LOTS!) of poo. So what do zoos do with all of that poo? This zany, fact-filled romp explores zoo poo, from cube-shaped wombat poo to white hyena scat, and all of the places it ends up, including in science labs and elephant-poo paper—even backyard gardens!

Skit-scat Raggedy Cat

Skit-scat Raggedy Cat
Author: Roxane Orgill
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2010
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0763617334

Follows the beloved American jazz singer's rise to fame, describing the difficult historical and cultural factors that she overcame.

Field Guide to Animal Tracks and Scat of California

Field Guide to Animal Tracks and Scat of California
Author: Lawrence Mark Elbroch
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 407
Release: 2012-05-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0520951646

Spotting an animal’s fresh footprints in the wild can conjure a world for the hiker: Why did the deer tracks disappear? Where did the cougar turn off the trail? What does it mean when two sets of footprints seem to coincide? This beautifully illustrated field guide, the first devoted to the tracks and signs of California animals—including birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates like spiders and beetles—blends meticulous science with field experience to provide an engaging companion for both armchair exploration and easy field identification. Filled with useful tools for the wildlife expert, and essential background and visual aids for the novice, including in-depth information about the ecology of each species, this book goes beyond basic recognition of types to interpret what animals leave behind as a way of "seeing" how they move through the world.

The Doug Skinner Dossier

The Doug Skinner Dossier
Author: Doug Skinner
Publisher:
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2015-07-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692460504

A divine compendium featuring articles, short stories, verses, columns, literary essays, alphabets, metrical translations, monologues, talks, cartoons, rounds, lipogrammatic smut, a puppet show, a ventriloquism routine, and a one-act play. 248 pages, overflowing with inspirational black humor and some rather dangerous (albeit gloomy) ideas that might not be suitable for nuclear family get-togethers.

Scat, Cat!

Scat, Cat!
Author: Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2011-11-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 006218444X

A small striped cat finds his way home No one wants the small striped cat who is lost. “Scat, cat!” says the dog, the bird, the barber, the baker, the bus driver, the duck, the frog, the goose, the owl, the bat, and even the skunk. So the cat walks and walks until he finds a little house where there is a little boy that does not say, “Scat, cat!” In an ending twist, the cat discovers he is home. Young readers will learn the names of animals and occupations as well as useful vocabulary in this sweet and simple text. This My First I Can Read Book is perfect for shared reading with toddlers and very young children. Basic language, word repetition, and whimsical illustrations make this book just right for the emergent reader.

2 + 2 = 5

2 + 2 = 5
Author: Alphonse Allais
Publisher: Black Scat Books
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2021-03-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781735764672

The incomparable humorist is in his prime here, spinning out dark fantasies on cycling in Ancient Rome, the taste of tears, the economic advantages of germ warfare, God's dislike of Christmas, and the proper chemicals for a chaperone's chamberpot. The intrepid Captain Cap pitches his bizarre inventions over cocktails, and Allais sends back notes from his travels to North America and Southern France. At 65 stories, this collection is Allais's largest-PLUS two extra stories by Allais and two by Octave Mirbeau, on the pressing issue of ambulatory vegetables. What does it all add up to? . . . Hilarity!

Upside-Down Stories

Upside-Down Stories
Author: Émile Goudeau
Publisher:
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2019-04-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9781732350687

Charles Cros and Émile Goudeau were quintessential Bohemian poets of the 1880s. Cros also experimented with the phonograph and color photography; Goudeau founded the Hydropathes, who met to declaim poetry while not drinking water. Cros and Goudeau's only collaboration was a series of five exuberant stories published in 1880, which satirized such hot topics as divorce and capital punishment with bawdy humor and wild flights of fancy. All five stories are included here, plus four solo stories by Cros that complete the series, translated and annotated by Doug Skinner. These dense and nutty gems will surprise you!