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Poop happened! : a history of the world from the bottom up / Sarah Albee ; illustrated by Robert Leighton.
"Throughout the ages, the most successful civilizations were the ones who realized that everyone poops and they'd better figure out how to get rid of it! From the very first flushing toilet (invented way earlier than you would think) to the efficient Roman aqueducts (possibly inspired by the goddess of sewers!) to castles in the Middle Ages whose moats used more than just water to repel enemies, Poop happened! traces human civilization through this revolting yet fascinating theme."--Book jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780802798251
- ISBN: 080279825X
- ISBN: 9780802720771 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0802720773 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 170 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : Walker, 2010.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-164) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Poop matters -- Bad plumbing? Bad news -- The origin of feces -- An ionic twist: poor plumbing in ancient Greece -- When in Rome, poo as the Romans do -- The age of shovelry: poop in the Middle Ages -- The reeking Renaissance -- I smell London, I smell France -- All dressed up but nowhere to go -- Eighteenth-century England: flushing away troubles -- The early 1800s: the great unwashed move to town -- Vileness in the Victorian era -- Cholera: the disease that changed the world -- The revolting river -- The age of plumbers -- Sludge, American style -- Modern sanitation -- Toilet talk. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader MG 8.2 6 6 137435 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Toilets > History > Juvenile literature. Toilets > Great Britain > History > Juvenile literature. Sanitation > Juvenile literature. |
Available copies
- 9 of 9 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Abington Community Library | JUV 363.7288 ALBEE (Text) | 50687011048025 | Juv Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Altoona Area Public Library | J 363.72 ALB 1 (Text) | 33240004247873 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Indian Valley Public Library | Juv 363.72 Albee (Text) | 39427102547544 | Juvenile Nonfiction Room: Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Parkland Community Library | J 363.72 ALB (Text) | 34422006740787 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Southern Lehigh Public Library | J 363.7288 ALB (Text) | 30044100520370 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Tyrone-Snyder Public Library | J 363.72 Albe (Text) | 1OTYR000421924 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hawley Public Library | JUV 363.72 ALB (Text) | 38428000761980 | JUV Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hughes Library | J363.72 ALB (Text) | 32378003824317 | Juv Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Wayne County Public Library | JUV 363.728 ALB (Text) | 31843001213954 | JUV Nonfiction | Available | - |
