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Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature

by Lynn Brunelle

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Widely assigned — 3 curriculum lists · 3 states

Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).

On reading-award lists:Great Lakes Great Books AwardTexas Bluebonnet AwardNorth Carolina Children's Book Award

Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature by Lynn Brunelle is assigned in US schools at grades 3–6. It appears across 3 curriculum references and 3 states, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

Grade range
Grades 3–6
Age range
Ages 8–12
Pages
44
Reading time
about 50 minutes (est.)
First published
2024
Genre
Nonfiction
ISBN-13
9781728492506

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About this book

Forget pretty flowers — this collection of haiku celebrates the gross, slimy, and downright disgusting side of nature, from maggots to mucus, each paired with real science facts. Lynn Brunelle and illustrator Julia Patton make poetry and biology equally fun. Selected for the 2025-2026 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List (grades 3-6), chosen annually by the Texas Library Association.

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Why widely assigned

This Nonfiction title, typically at grades 3–6. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on nature and poetry; cited across 3 curriculum frameworks.

Themes

nature · poetry · science · humor

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Common questions

What grade level is Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature?
Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–6. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
How long does it take to read Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature?
It takes about 50 minutes to read Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature (44 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 50 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature?
Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature appears on reading lists for Great Lakes Great Books Award, North Carolina Children's Book Award, Texas Bluebonnet Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature banned in schools?
Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.
What themes does Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature explore?
Central themes in Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature include nature, poetry, science, humor. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

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How we classify

Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.

Lexile measure
Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band
Grades 3–6 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 3 curricula on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Cited in 3 states ELA frameworks or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags
Tagged for: book-club.

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