A sick history of medicine : a warts-and-all book full of fun facts and disgusting discoveries
Book |
Neon Squid,
London :
2025.
- 3 of 3 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Colborne | J610.9 POL | Children - Non-Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
| Thorold | J 610.9 POLEK | Children - Nonfiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
| Welland Main | J610.9 Pol | Children - Non-Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
A disgusting history of medicine through the ages from Jelena Poleksic, featuring hilarious illustrations by Ella Kasperowicz. WARNING: NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED. This revolting history of medicine through the ages by Jelena Poleksic is full of blood, guts, and gore! If you don't like going to the doctor, spare a thought for your ancestors. Got a headache? We can drill into your skull! Need to buy medicine? Can we recommend a dose of ground-up Egyptian mummy? Want to fight off diseases? Try smelling a stinky cesspit. It's well-known that to make advances in science you have to make a few mistakes along the way. In this hilarious history book kids will be whisked around the world-from ancient Rome to imperial China-to meet the medical innovators who pushed the boundaries of what was possible, with sometimes disastrous effects. They'll learn about the use of leeches, maggot-therapy (as gross as it sounds), dancing plagues, public dissections, grave robbers, electric eel treatments, exploding teeth, and much more! Written by a doctor, everything in this book has been scrupulously researched and readers will learn about the development of some of our greatest inventions, from vaccines to X-rays. Amusing illustrations by Ella Kasperowicz make this a book kids will want to return to again and again. The vile sequel to the equally revolting A Stinky History of Toilets!
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Details
- ISBN: 9781684494491
- Physical Description: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Publisher: London : Neon Squid, 2025.
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General Note:
Includes index.