"While almost everyone agrees that teaching young children about science is important, not everyone will agree that the novel approach that South Korea's science minister has taken is the way to go about it.

"Troubled by apathy in children, he has written a new book of poems titled Does a Fart Catch Fire? Despite the title, it is a serious book about science. It follows earlier books, including Peeing on an Earthworm, which deals with how animals should be treated, and Can Fish Catch Colds?"