Operation Ouch: Medical Milestones and Crazy Cures: Book 2

Operation Ouch: Medical Milestones and Crazy Cures: Book 2

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Think you know your Smallpox from your Bubonic Plague? Try testing your knowledge of the history of medicine! a) What did the Ancient Egyptians treat with powdered ostrich egg? b) How did body snatchers help 19th-century medical students? c) Why did the Ancient Romans recommend drinking wee? ANSWERS: Dive in and find out! Dr Chris and Dr Xand draw back the bed curtains of history to take you on a tour of the body, revealing the gruesome secrets of medicine through the ages.

Author: Dr Chris van Tulleken
Format: Paperback, 224 pages, 126mm x 196mm, 193 g
Published: 2014, Hachette Children's Group, United Kingdom
Genre: Children's General Non-Fiction
Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years

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Think you know your Smallpox from your Bubonic Plague? Try testing your knowledge of the history of medicine! a) What did the Ancient Egyptians treat with powdered ostrich egg? b) How did body snatchers help 19th-century medical students? c) Why did the Ancient Romans recommend drinking wee? ANSWERS: Dive in and find out! Dr Chris and Dr Xand draw back the bed curtains of history to take you on a tour of the body, revealing the gruesome secrets of medicine through the ages.