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Nasty Bugs and Ghastly Medicine

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By John Townsend
Publisher Capstone Publishing - (Heinemann-Raintree)
Nasty Bugs and Ghastly Medicine
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Why did people rub dung into their skin? Why were children asked to chew garlic? What are leeches used for? The treatment of childhood illnesses has changed greatly throughout history as this fascinating, and sometimes icky, book demonstrates. Dramatic photos and illustrations show how far medicine has come from the Middle Ages to modern times.

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6553 words6,553 words
48 pages48 pages
Lexile 920LLexile 920L
Grade 6 to 10Grade 6 to 10
Age 11-15Age 11-15
Published 2006Published 2006

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Book ISBN:

9781410918680

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