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Will my cat eat my eyeballs?, big questions from tiny mortals about death, Caitlin Doughty ; illustrations by Dianné Ruz

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Will my cat eat my eyeballs?, big questions from tiny mortals about death, Caitlin Doughty ; illustrations by Dianné Ruz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Will my cat eat my eyeballs?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Caitlin Doughty ; illustrations by Dianné Ruz

Sub title

big questions from tiny mortals about death

Summary

Every day, funeral director Caitlin Doughty receives dozens of questions about death. The best questions come from kids. What would happen to an astronaut's body if it were pushed out of a space shuttle? Do people poop when they die? Can Grandma have a Viking funeral? In Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?, Doughty blends her mortician's knowledge of the body and the intriguing history behind common misconceptions about corpses to offer factual, hilarious, and candid answers to thirty-five distinctive questions posed by her youngest fans. In her inimitable voice, Doughty details lore and science of what happens to, and inside, our bodies after we die. Why do corpses groan? What causes bodies to turn colors during decomposition? And why do hair and nails appear longer after death? Readers will learn the best soil for mummifying your body, whether you can preserve your best friend's skull as a keepsake, and what happens when you die on a plane

Target audience

adult

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