• 1: What's Solid and What's Not 4
• 1: Sugar in the Blood 6
• 1: Poo is Important 8
• 1: Poo Down the Loo 10
• 1: What to Do with Animal Poo 12
• 1: Pumas Rule! 14
• 1: Where Does Human Food Waste Go? 16
• 1: More Plastic than Fish 18
• 1: Plastic not Fantastic 20
• 1: Plastic Solutions 22
• 1: Smelly Old Shoes 24
• 1: Mighty Metals 26
• 1: Solids in Space 28
• 1: Glossary 30
• 1: Further information 31
• 1: Index

A funny and fascinating look at states of matter and where things go -from barbeque gases to burps - in the world around us!

Helen Greathead is a highly experienced creator, editor, project manager and writer of successful non-fiction titles and series. She spent 14 years at Scholastic Children's Books where she commissioned series, including Horrible Histories. She began a freelance career in 2003, and titles she has written include the Now You Know series (Scholastic) and the Design and Make series (Watts).