Most Popular Books by Joy Masoff

Gross is back and viler than ever! From the author of Oh, Yuck! the perennial bestseller about science with over 610,000 copies in print, comes OH, YIKES!, an illustrated encyclopedia of history’s messiest, dumbest, grossest, wackiest, and weirdest moments. If kids think pus and gas are fun, wait until they hear the lowdown on the real Dracula, samurai, gladiators, guillotines and vomitoriums, pirates, Vikings, witch trials, and the world’s poxiest plagues. Impeccably researched, deliciously wry, and subversively educational (check out the toilet-paper timeline), OH, YIKES! covers people, events, institutions, and really bad ideas, alphabetically from April Fool’s Day to zany Zoos. Here are the Aztecs, sacrificing 250,000 people a year for the gods—and for food. Fearsome Attila the Hun, scourge of the steppes whose spinning eyes terrified his friends and whose mastery of horses terrorized his enemies (how does someone so evil die? Nosebleed!). Saur, the 11th-century dog-king of Norway (and not too bad as kings go). Henry VIII and his marital problems, the story of the Abominable Snowman and the Loch Ness Monster, why sailors in the old days preferred eating in the dark (hint: you can’t see what’s crawling in your food), and the answer to the question, “How did knights in armor go to the bathroom?” Topped off with hundreds of illustrations and photographs along with hands-on activities that bring the past to life, OH, YIKES! puts the juice in history in a way that makes it irresistible.

An alphabetical collection of articles about disgusting things, from acne, ants, and bacteria to worms, x-periments, and zits.

Re-creates early American settlements by describing in words and pictures various aspects of the colonists'' lives including work, food, clothing, shelter, religion, and relationships with Native Americans.

A thoughtful, balanced, and timely book. The lively prose and vivid illustrations, capture the excitement of America''s multicultural history in a way that is accessible and appealing to children.

Re-creates the American colonies before, during, and after the American Revolution by describing in words and pictures various aspects of the colonists'' lives, including work, food, clothing, shelter, religion, the events leading to the war, and life as a soldier.

Your guide to jumping, racing, skiboarding, nordic, backcountry, aerobatics, and more.

From Joy Masoff, the bestselling author of Oh, Yuck! and Oh, Yikes!, here is an A-Z compendium of hands-on grossness, with over one hundred fun, interactive ick-speriments and ick-tivities (Pop a pimple cake! Grow a Mold Zoo! Stage the Ooze Olympics!) all backed by real science.

The story of Mali, as seen through the eyes of a griot, a teller of stories and singer of history.

A photographic guide to snowboarding, looking at the different styles of boarding, including freeriding, pipe and park, jibbing, backcountry, alpine, and bordercross, and including definitions of terms, safety tips, pointers from professionals, and stories of legendary rides.

This title introduces readers to Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the first men to reach the peak of Mt. Everest. Illustrations. Difficult climbing conditions on Everest-rough terrain, cold temperatures, and high altitude-are explained. Various types of climbing equipment are discussed as well. Reaction to the conquest of Everest came from all around the world. Hillary and Norgay both used their fame to improve conditions for the people of Nepal.

Discusses all aspects of emergency medicine including the medical personnel and equipment needed to successfully help the patient.

Presents the work done by fire fighters, including the equipment they use, the fires they fight, the rescues and investigations they perform, and the history and future of fire fighting.