Simple text and photographs introduce readers to the stomach of the human body, explaining its function and ways to help keep it healthy.

"What works all day and night to give you energy and keep you healthy? Your guts, that's what! You probably know that your digestive system (aka your guts) takes everything that you eat and drink, keeps what your body needs, and poops out the rest. But that's not all it does for you! It Takes Guts explores of all the amazing things that happen when we eat and drink: the different tools that the body uses to break food down for digestion, how acids...

"Describes what life would be like without poop."-- Provided by publisher.

"With supercool facts, clever rhyme, and hilarious illustrations by Steve Björkman, acclaimed author Joanne Settel will answer kids' most burning questions about their bodies in this fascinating, fun exploration of the science of our digestion."-- Provided by publisher.