Books like Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature

If you liked Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature, read Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic first — the closest match in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature by Lynn Brunelle (Nonfiction · grades 3–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of nature, poetry, and science. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 3–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature

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Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arcticgrades 3–6
Shares themes of nature and science, both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Nonfiction). Amazon → books like this →
Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planetgrades 4–8
Shares themes of nature and science, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, and same genre (Nonfiction). Amazon → books like this →
Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helensgrades 4–8
Shares themes of nature and science, same genre (Nonfiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Dark!: Wild Life in the Mysterious World of Cavesgrades 3–7
Shares themes of nature and science, same genre (Nonfiction), and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
The Mystery of the Monarchsgrades 4–8
Shares themes of nature and science, same genre (Nonfiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
Volcanoesgrades 3–6
Shares themes of nature, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and same genre (Nonfiction). Amazon → books like this →
Ferrisgrades 3–6
Shares themes of humor, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
A Journey Under the Seagrades 2–5
Shares themes of nature and science and overlapping grades (2–5). Amazon → books like this →
Evidence! How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Choleragrades 3–6
Shares themes of science, same genre (Nonfiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Oliver's Great Big Universegrades 3–6
Shares themes of science and humor and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

Books like Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

  • The Fire of Stars by Kirsten W. Larson · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of science, same genre (Nonfiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
  • Dogtown by Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of humor, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knight by Rey Terciero · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of humor, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective by Janet Tashjian · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of humor, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All by Chanel Miller · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of humor, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

  • The Fire of Stars by Kirsten W. Larson · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of science, same genre (Nonfiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
  • Dogtown by Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of humor, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knight by Rey Terciero · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of humor, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective by Janet Tashjian · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of humor, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All by Chanel Miller · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of humor, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

  • England's Green by Zaffar Kunial · grades 11–12 — Shares themes of poetry.
  • Murder Among Friends by Candace Fleming · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Nonfiction) and the same era (2020s).
  • Ariel by Sylvia Plath · grades 11–12 — Shares themes of poetry.
  • Brownstone by Samuel Teer · grades 9–12 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Collected Poems by Gabriel Okara · grades 11–12 — Shares themes of poetry.

Common questions

What books are similar to Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature?
The 10 closest matches to Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature by Lynn Brunelle on ReadingList include Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic, Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet, Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens, The Dark!: Wild Life in the Mysterious World of Caves, and The Mystery of the Monarchs. Each is scored on shared themes (nature, poetry, and science), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–6), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?
Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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