Extreme Cuisine

Bearport Publishing's series Extreme Cuisine has just the right amount of "gross" factor to attract boys to pick up these books. One of the series' titles - Bug-a-licious written by Meish Goldish - includes the great quote "One eater's 'yuck!' is another eater's 'yum!' " Full-color pictures with lots of close ups of the bugs will entice students to read about who actually eats wasp crackers, grasshopper tacos, and spreadable stink bugs. We have lots of water bugs here in Louisiana, but no way am I ready to try battering, frying, and eating them with plum sauce like the people in Thailand. I've got the shivers right now just thinking of it! Interesting note on the title page - Andrew Zimmern, host of Bizarre Foods on the Travel Channel, served as one of the consultants for the book. Other titles in the series include Shocking Seafood, Slithery, Slimy Scaly Treats, Spider-tizers and Other Creepy Treats, Baby Bug Dishes, and Mammal Menu.