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Author Jennings, Gael, author

Title Sick as : bloody moments in the history of medicine / written by Gael Jennings ; illustrated by Roland Harvey
Published Port Melbourne, Vic. : Roland Harvey Books, 2000
©2000

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 MELB CRC  610.90207 Jen/Sab  AVAILABLE
 W'PONDS CRC  610.90207 Jen/Sab  AVAILABLE
Description 66 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm
regular print
Summary As Mabel's mysterious package leads her through the hilarious, amazing, disgusting but true history of medicine, she is drawn into incredible stories of chance and tragedy... Like Al, shot in the guts and never healed, so the world watched his food digest... Like the barber who poured boiling oil on his patients and what happened when he ran out... Like the parents who stuffed smallpox scabs up their kids' noses and the GP who deliberately gave a kid a killer disease... You'll hear about how a doctor's snot helped heal millions, how big breasts inspired a brainwave, and how Iggy was laughed out of town for suggesting hand washing in hospitals... and many more!
Analysis Picture books
Notes Victorian Premier's reading challenge booklist 2007- year 7, year 8 and year 9
Bibliography Includes bibliography
Audience For children 10-14 years
Notes Eve Pownall Award for Information Books, 2001 shortlist
Subject Medicine -- History -- Juvenile humor.
Medicine -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Medicine -- History -- Anecdotes.
Medicine -- History.
Premier's Reading Challenge -- Year 7 - Year 9
Medicine -- History.
Genre/Form Humor.
Author Harvey, Roland, 1945- illustrator
ISBN 0949714682 (paperback)
9780949714688