World of Rot

“Like a Mary Roach book for the young… [an] enticing paean to putrescence.”–Booklist“This is a worthy book for budding scientists and kids who appreciate slimy details. Fact mongers will be inspired.”–School Library Journal, starred review

Britt Crow-Miller is the founding director of CityWild, a nonprofit organization with the mission of inspiring curiosity about the natural world through fun, exploration, and hands-on learning for kids and families, including those in underserved and historically marginalized communities. Her sustainability-related writing has been published by the Global Water Forum, State of the Planet, Huffington Post, and Harvard Business School. A parent to three young kids, Crow-Miller is also on the faculty in the Departments of Environmental Conservation and Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where she directs the Sustainability Science graduate program.