Product Description Feeling a bit under the weather? Got a headache or a pain in your back? You might change your mind once you read about these disgusting, horrible, and downright scary cures and treatments from times gone by! Laugh-out-loud cartoons and unbelievable facts, will entertain anyone with a love of all things YUCKY! Tackle history and science from an unusually GROSS angle, and learn about horrid cures and treatments from ancient Egypt, Rome, Medieval England, the Americas, and beyond. See how medicine has evolved over time: find out about each outrageous “cure”, the history behind it, the scientists responsible for the idea, and, in some cases, how it has influenced medical practices still carried out today... eek! About the Author Clive Gifford has traveled to more than 70 countries, climbed rocket launch towers, ridden on robots, and flown gliders. He's had more than 200 books published and has received nominations for or won Royal Society, School Library Association, Smithsonian, and TES awards. He won the Blue Peter Book Award for Best Book with Facts 2019 for his title The Colors of History (QEB). Clive lives in Manchester, UK. Anne Wilson has an MA in illustration from Central St Martins College of Art, London and has been an illustrator for over 15 years. Much of her work is inspired by everyday life, pattern, color, and shape. Born on Ascension Island in the South Atlantic, Anne now lives in the much less remote town of Reading, England.
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