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Barcode37821002517270
StatusChecked Out
LocationMarshall District
TitleA stinky history of toilets / written by Olivia Meikle & Katie Nelson ; illustrated by Ella Kasperowicz.
AuthorMeikle, Olivia, author.
Call NoJ 392.36 MEI
CollectionJ New Arrivals
Reserve Item

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Call NoDownloadURLHTMLCirc StatusPeriodical IssueVolume
J 392.36 MEI Due on 5/24/2024  

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781684493739
International Standard Book Number 1684493730
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 392.3/6
Personal Name Meikle, Olivia, author.
Title Statement A stinky history of toilets / written by Olivia Meikle & Katie Nelson ; illustrated by Ella Kasperowicz.
Imprint New York : Neon Squid, 2024.
Physical Description 48 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
General Note "Flush with fun facts and disgusting discoveries" -- page [1] of cover.
General Note Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note What do we do with all this poop? -- Pick your spot! -- Swimming in sewage -- Privies -- Viking middens & a historic poo -- Use it against your enemies -- Poop parties -- Cleaning up the mess -- The story of cholera -- Don't let it go to waste -- A royal flush -- Trap the smell -- A brief history of toilet paper -- Let's build sewers! -- Problems with pipes -- Building the best toilet -- Let's burn it -- Squat, sit, or stand? -- So good you can drink it -- Toilets today -- The future of poop.
Summary, Etc. You sit on it every day, but how much do you really know about your toilet? Discover the history of pooping and peeing in this frankly disgusting nonfiction book. Authors Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle have scoured the toilet bowls and sewers of the world to find out how humans have done their business throughout history. It’s time to get to the bottom of toilets! Filled with poop facts and vomit-inducing stats, you will also learn how diseases like cholera spread through bad sanitation, why some of the earliest toilets had a tendency to explode, and how medieval kings and queens had special helpers to wipe their bums.
Target Audience Note Ages 5-8. Neon Squid.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Toilets History Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Sewage disposal History Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Defecation Social aspects Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Urination Social aspects Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Eliminative behavior Social aspects Juvenile literature.
Added Entry, Personal Name Nelson, Katie (College teacher), author.
Added Entry, Personal Name Kasperowicz, Ella, illustrator.