Book
A sick history of medicine : a warts-and-all book full of fun facts and disgusting discoveries / written by Jelena Poleksic ; illustrated by Ella Kasperowicz.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781684494491 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Publisher: London : Neon Squid, 2025.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
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| Subject: | Medicine > History > Juvenile literature. Medical care > History > Juvenile literature. Diseases > Juvenile literature. |
| Genre: | Illustrated works. Trivia and miscellanea. |
Available copies
- 1 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | J 610.9 Pol | 31681030063804 | JNONFIC | Available | - |
| Lakeshore Branch | J 610.9 Pol | 31681030063812 | JNONFIC | Checked out | 08/15/2025 |
- Baker & Taylor
Readers are whisked around the world, from ancient Rome to imperial China, to meet medical innovators who pushed the boundaries in medicine with sometimes disastrous effects and will learn about the use of leeches, maggot-therapy, electric eel treatments and more. Illustrations. - McMillan Palgrave
A disgusting history of medicine through the ages from Jelena Poleksic, featuring hilarious illustrations by Ella Kasperowicz. - McMillan Palgrave
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 donât 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.
Itâs 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 worldâfrom ancient Rome to imperial Chinaâto meet the medical innovators who pushed the boundaries of what was possible, with sometimes disastrous effects. Theyâll 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!
