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OverviewThe past was disgusting. Sewage ran into the rivers people bathed in. Doctors drank their patients' urine to diagnose them. This title has plenty of nasty facts to gross you out. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Scott NickelPublisher: Lerner Publishing Group Imprint: Lerner Publishing Group Dimensions: Width: 18.40cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.231kg ISBN: 9781728403991ISBN 10: 1728403995 Pages: 24 Publication Date: 01 January 2022 Recommended Age: From 6 to 8 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Children / Juvenile , Educational: Primary & Secondary Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsWorld's Grossest History Facts by Scott Nickel We've all heard the saying, The good old days, but were they? After reading this book, you might think twice about it. First of all, there was the presence of lice and flea-infested rats everywhere, including in most houses, spreading disease, especially the fatal Black Plague. To avoid some of this contact, people had to shave their heads, and those who could afford to wore protective wigs. In London, sewage was thrown right into the river. With summer heat, the smell was unbearable. In the Nile River, people bathed in it, along with alligators and any human waste that was present. In Rome, communal toilets meant communal wiping. And, with no indoor plumbing, chamber pots were used. How were they cleaned? By throwing the refuse out the window! And, what if you became ill? If you needed a new set of teeth, they were taken from a dead person's skull.. Healthy practices included drinking another person's blood, or smearing a sore with animal dung. And, don't ask about how doctors diagnosed their patients. By reading this book, your eyes will be open to how civilization has progressed, and you will be amazed with what people had to undergo just to survive, and to do so in as healthy a manner as possible. And, after you finish reading this, you should be very happy you are living in today's world, and not in the good old days. Reviewer Rating 5 --Children's Literature -- (6/25/2022 12:00:00 AM) Full of entertaining (and stomach-turning) tidbits, this hi-lo series is written at a first grade reading level. From the animal world to history to jobs, these titles present purposefully disgusting fun facts on different topics. The text is designed with readability in mind; this includes a controlled vocabulary and one-to-two short sentences per page. Photographs that align with the content on the page serve as visual cues for striving readers, as well as increasing the enjoyable gross-out factor. Interactive elements include a 'Which is Grosser?' prompt and a 'Disgusting Diagram' in each book. Books and websites for further reading are provided at the end. VERDICT While not brimming with informational content, these titles lean into the fun elements of their icky subject matter and will engage readers seeking hi-lo content. --School Library Journal -- (4/1/2022 12:00:00 AM) Full of entertaining (and stomach-turning) tidbits, this hi-lo series is written at a first grade reading level. From the animal world to history to jobs, these titles present purposefully disgusting fun facts on different topics. The text is designed with readability in mind; this includes a controlled vocabulary and one-to-two short sentences per page. Photographs that align with the content on the page serve as visual cues for striving readers, as well as increasing the enjoyable gross-out factor. Interactive elements include a 'Which is Grosser?' prompt and a 'Disgusting Diagram' in each book. Books and websites for further reading are provided at the end. VERDICT While not brimming with informational content, these titles lean into the fun elements of their icky subject matter and will engage readers seeking hi-lo content.--School Library Journal -- Journal (4/1/2022 12:00:00 AM) """[T]hese titles lean into the fun elements of their icky subject matter and will engage readers seeking hi-lo content.""—School Library Journal ""By reading this book, your eyes will be open to how civilization has progressed, and you will be amazed with what people had to undergo just to survive, and to do so in as healthy a manner as possible."" —Children's Literature" Author InformationScott Nickel is a writer based in Indiana. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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