A Sick History of Medicine
A Warts-and-All Book Full of Fun Facts and Disgusting Discoveries
Seiten
2025
Priddy Books (Verlag)
978-1-916745-01-8 (ISBN)
Priddy Books (Verlag)
978-1-916745-01-8 (ISBN)
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!
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!
Jelena Poleksic is a resident physician specialising in psychiatry with a passion for the history of medicine. She completed a graduate degree in the history and philosophy of science. You can find her on social media explaining the weirder aspects of medical history – @psychistorydoc. Jelena is from Toronto, Canada. Ella Kasperowicz, AKA Ellastrated, is a UK-based illustrator. She creates playful, relatable and modern information illustrations inspired by travel, mental health, and friendship. Ella also illustrated the previous book in the series, A Stinky History of Toilets.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 23.04.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Wacky Histories |
| Illustrationen | Ella Kasperowicz |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 236 x 290 mm |
| Gewicht | 510 g |
| Themenwelt | Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Geschichte / Politik |
| Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Körper / Sexualität | |
| Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Naturwissenschaft / Technik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-916745-01-6 / 1916745016 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-916745-01-8 / 9781916745018 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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Buch | Softcover (2025)
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