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Ages 10 and up

Something Rotten takes readers on a road trip into the oddly compelling and remarkably informative topic of roadkill.

Along the way, they meet a scientist looking to cure a contagious cancer, a boy rebuilding skeletons, and citizens stringing up bridges to save endangered monkeys. All thanks to roadkill. 

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Recognitions

​Junior Library Guild Selection

​Notable Children's Book 2019

​VOYA 's Nonfiction Honor List

 2019 Orbis Pictus Recommended Book

Author: Heather L. Montgomery

Illustrator: Kevin O'Malley

Bloomsbury, 2018 

ISBN: 978-1681199009

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A Note from the Author

Hear Heather read from the book (and meet Piper)!

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Wild Side

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Walk on the wild side with Heather and a public radio reporter on the roadside.

Simple Acts

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Simple Acts

Simple acts save lives. What have you done? Report your actions and research here.

Dig Deep

Rules & Roadkill

Simple Acts

On Melissa Stewart's Celebrate Science blog, read how Heather digs deep into research.

Rules & Roadkill

Rules & Roadkill

Rules & Roadkill

A Nerdy Book Club post on how Heather became a reading and writing rebel.

Real Research

Rules & Roadkill

Rules & Roadkill

From slicing open a skunk to plunging an arm into roadkill compost -- real research takes charge!

Photo Gallery

Recovering specimens from roadkill

    Dead Bodies & Danger

    Complete ELA/STEM Unit

    Access this 7th grade unit, complete with digital notebooks, cross curricular map, student exemplars and more at https://sites.google.com/bryan.k12.ga.us/dead-bodies-and-danger-steam/home?authuser=0  


    Created by the fabulous teachers Ann Vitello (ELA) and Lauren Avant (STEM) of Richmond Hills Middle School

    Educational Resources

     Looking for interdisciplinary lessons? Plenty of good stuff here! 

    Teacher-designed units, student-driven projects, opportunities to peek into the writing process. 

    Raucous Research -- The endnotes include many of the works cited; read the whole shebang here. (docx)Download
    Jaws of Death -- A chapter eliminated during revision. Why do you think it was cut? (docx)Download
    Resources for Educators -- an entire ELA/STEM unit, digital notebooks, claim/counterclaim, STEM. . . (docx)Download
    Original Epilogue -- Check out this earlier version of the epilogue and compare it to the final. (docx)Download

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