
What Do They Do with All That Poo?
by Jane Kurtz · Grades K–3 · Realistic Fiction
What Do They Do with All That Poo? by Jane Kurtz is on US reading lists at grades k–3. It appears on 1 list: the Virginia Readers' Choice, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.
Before you buy: Ages 5–8 · Grades K–3 · 40 pages. The button opens the hardcover edition (ISBN 9781481479868). If the class uses a set edition or translation, match its ISBN first.
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Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 1 state
Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).
This page shows where What Do They Do with All That Poo? is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
Reading level at a glance
- Grade range
- Grades K–3
- Age range
- Ages 5–8
- Pages
- 40
- Reading time
- about 45 minutes (est.)
- First published
- 2018
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781481479868
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-09-24; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.
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Why it is assigned
This realistic fiction title is typically read at grades k–3. Written in the 2010s; pairs with curriculum units on animal behavior and animal droppings; cited on the Virginia Readers' Choice.
Themes
animal behavior · animal droppings · feces · animals, habits and behavior
Where this book is recommended
Virginia Readers' Choice
- recommended·Kindergarten grade · Virginiasource: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 2020-2021 winner (Primary)
- recommended·1st grade · Virginiasource: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 2020-2021 winner (Primary)
- recommended·2nd grade · Virginiasource: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 2020-2021 winner (Primary)
- recommended·3rd grade · Virginiasource: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 2020-2021 winner (Primary)
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Common questions
- What grade level is What Do They Do with All That Poo??
- What Do They Do with All That Poo? is listed for grades K–3. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read What Do They Do with All That Poo??
- It takes about 45 minutes to read What Do They Do with All That Poo? (40 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 45 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign What Do They Do with All That Poo??
- What Do They Do with All That Poo? appears on reading lists for Virginia Readers' Choice. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is What Do They Do with All That Poo? banned in schools?
- What Do They Do with All That Poo? 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. See the banned books list by state.
- What themes does What Do They Do with All That Poo? explore?
- Central themes in What Do They Do with All That Poo? include animal behavior, animal droppings, feces, animals, habits and behavior.
Why this book is on this list
How we classifyHide
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 K–3 — drawn from the state book-award lists citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- On state book-award lists in 1 state (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club.