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

If you liked Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature, read Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens or Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes 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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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 →
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arcticgrades 3–6
Shares themes of nature and science, same genre (Nonfiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planetgrades 4–8
Shares themes of nature and science, same genre (Nonfiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon →
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 →
The Mystery of the Monarchsgrades 4–8
Shares themes of nature and science, same genre (Nonfiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon →
Volcanoesgrades 3–6
Shares themes of nature, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and same genre (Nonfiction). Amazon →
A Journey Under the Seagrades 2–5
Shares themes of nature and science and overlapping grades (2–5). Amazon →
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 →
Oliver's Great Big Universegrades 3–6
Shares themes of science and humor and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
The Fire of Starsgrades 4–8
Shares themes of science, same genre (Nonfiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon →

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.

  • Butt or Face? by Kari Lavelle · grades K–2 — Shares themes of nature and humor.
  • A Lot to Like! by Derek Anderson · grades 2–5 — Shares themes of humor and overlapping grades (2–5).
  • A Mischief of Mice by Christie Matheson · grades K–3 — Shares themes of nature and overlapping grades (K–3).
  • Beanie the Bansheenie by Eoin Colfer · grades 2–5 — Shares themes of humor and overlapping grades (2–5).
  • Buffalo Fluffalo by Bess Kalb · grades K–2 — Shares themes of humor.

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.

  • 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).
  • My Teacher Is an Alien by Bruce Coville · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of science and humor 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.

  • 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).
  • My Teacher Is an Alien by Bruce Coville · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of science and humor 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.

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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