Digestion! : the musical

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Personal Author:

Rex, Adam

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Genre:

Humorous fiction.

Summary:

Despite being told that she is nothing but "empty calories," Candy is excited by her big break--being digested by the body, in this humorous exploration of the digestive system, presented as a Broadway musical.

Subject Term:

Digestion -- Juvenile fiction.

Digestive organs -- Juvenile fiction.

Additional Credits:

Park, Laura, 1980-

Audience/Lexile:

Ages 5-8.

Grades 2-3.

AD 590 L

Publication Info:

San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2022]

Subject:

Digestion -- Juvenile fiction.

Digestive organs -- Juvenile fiction.

Humorous fiction.

Alimentary system

Digestive system

SAILS ISBN:

9781452183862

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Summary

The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body meets Hamilton in this hilarious picture book about the most basic process of the human body: digesting food!

Candy's made it. She's finally here: the human body! This intrepid sweet treat meets each of the human body's organs as she approaches her "big break": being successfully digested! Here is the scientific process of digestion as you've never seen it before--told through a musical, with Candy in the role of the small-town kid who wants to make it big, the baby carrots as the Greek chorus narrating all the action, and cameos from every body part that plays an important role in transforming food from ingredients to nutrition.

From beloved duo Adam Rex and Laura Park comes a genuinely educational, laugh-out-loud Broadway musical of a book about an epic adventure through the human body, from bite to bottom.

REAL SCIENCE PRESENTED IN A FUN WAY: The text has countless facts about the human body, teaches readers how the body works, and includes all kinds of "teachable moments."

GLOSSARY: A glossary in the back explains the function of all organs we encounter in the book.

ENCOURAGES CREATIVITY: The book is an invented fable and will make kids excited to write their own fables or musicals.

OUTRAGEOUSLY FUNNY: The over-the-top humor is perfect for fans of Goodnight Already! , T he Day the Crayons Quit , and the Mother Bruce series.

POPULAR AUTHOR: Acclaimed kids book creator Adam Rex is known for his funny and smart books. The winner of countless state list awards, Rex is the author of beloved books including, On Account of The Gum, Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich, School's First Day of School , and many more.

Perfect for:

Fans of Adam Rex

Parents and grandparents

Teachers and librarians

Reviews (3)

Publisher's Weekly Review

If Alexander Hamilton can have his own hit musical, why shouldn't the digestive system, too? The protagonist of this picture book is round, bright pink ingenue Li'l Candy, "junk food" with a "heart of gold," who dreams of being eaten. Her story is elucidated by a Greek chorus of baby carrots ("Peristalsis squeezing has her easing toward the tummy./ But by golly! All this teasing sure can make a crumb feel crummy"). The human body's disdain for Candy ("Empty calories! You'll never make anything of yourself here!") provides big-city-level conflict, at last resolved when Candy's coating melts away and reveals she's a peanut with some nutritional value. Cue the final showstopper (and surefire reader favorite), featuring a mirrorball-style toilet: "Get. This. Potty. Started./ Everybody Pants Down!" The jewel-toned digital artwork spotlights Broadway gloss and Andrew Lloyd Webber--spoofing visual drama, with frequent cues to turn the book sideways for vertical views of Candy's journey. Featuring verve aplenty, it's another boffo hit by collaborators Rex and Park (Unstoppable). Ages 5--8. Agent (for Rex and Park): Steven Malk, Writers House. (Oct.)

Kirkus Review

Will sweet, nutty Li'l Candy's plunge to stardom prove transformational? Every time. On a dark stage lit by neon bright flashes of dazzle and dominated by a towering, cutaway human body, a round, pink ingénue takes a leap of faith to the Broadway rhythms of a chorus of little carrots: "Past the teeth now! Past the tongue now! Past the palate to the pharynx! She could end up in the lung now if she blunders down the larynx. Or go higher in the head instead and come back out the nose! But she slides down the esophagus, where all the foodstuff goes." Proving along the way that she's not just empty calories but has a nutritional heart of gold--or, more precisely, peanut--and pausing only for the occasional production number ("My name's Platelet! / If you're hurtin' / I make plugs to stop / the spurtin'!"), she, or her remains, arrive at last in the large intestine just in time for the big finale. "LET'S. GET. THIS. POTTY. STARTED. / EVERYBODY PANTS DOWN…." Taking a cue from Maris Wicks' sensational Human Body Theater (2015), this showstopper gives the purposes and processes of digestion the lavish, glitzy production they deserve, from teeth to toilet. (This book was reviewed digitally.) As "gross and amazing" as its topic, certain to receive thunderous ovations--standing or otherwise. (Informational picture book. 5-8) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

Ever wonder what a musical review that follows what we chew and swallow would look like? Look no further, as the curtain opens on Digestion! The Musical, featuring the actress Li'l Candy, with special appearances from your body, gum, and a doo-wop group called the Baby Carrot Singers. This spotlight-heavy stage musical follows the struggles of a piece of candy as she enters the mouth and tracks her journey through peristalsis, gall bladder puns, gastrointestinal juices, and the duodenum, until she is turned into poop for the grand finale number, "Let's Get This Potty Started." While it's probably the least commercial book to have come from the weird, wacky, wonderful brain of Rex, there is a highly selective audience that will appreciate the off-kilter humor, and others will appreciate the deep dive into the digestive system's inner workings. And although the splashy, brightly colored artwork alternates between horizontal and vertical spreads at a dizzying pace, the artistic stage renderings and the originality of the concept make the book easier to swallow.