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Kay''s Marvellous Medicine: A Gross and Gruesome History of the Human Body

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Hardback | English

By (author): Adam Kay

''Read this book and you''re virtually a qualified doctor! Educational and entertaining - it should be on the national curriculum!''- Harry Hill

''Hilarious and fascinating! I wish Adam had been my biology teacher'' - Konnie Huq

The brand-new, hilarious book from bestselling, record-breaking author Adam Kay.

The olden days were pretty fun if you liked wearing chainmail or chopping people''s heads off but there was one TINY LITTLE problem back then . . . doctors didn''t have the slightest clue about how our bodies worked.

It''s time to find out why Ancient Egyptians thought the brain was just a useless load of old stuffing that might as well be chucked in the bin, why teachers forced their pupils to smoke cigarettes, why hairdressers would cut off their customers'' legs, and why people used to get paid for farting. (Unfortunately that''s no longer a thing - sorry.)

You''ll get answers to questions like:
Why did patients gargle with wee?
How did a doctor save people''s lives using a washing machine, a can of beans and some old sausages?
What was the great stink? (No, it''s not what doctors call your bum.)

If you''re sure you''re ready, then pop a peg on your nose (there was a lot of stinky pus back then), pull on your wellies (there was a lot of poo there too), wash your hands (because they certainly didn''t) and explore this gross and gruesome history of the human body!

Praise for Kay''s Anatomy:
''An enjoyably gross look at the human body. Hours of gruesome fun guaranteed'' i
''Like listening to a teacher who makes pupils fall about'' Sunday Times
''Totally brilliant!'' Jacqueline Wilson
''Fun and informative'' Malorie Blackman
''Very funny - this exciting book is bound to inspire the next generation of medics'' Sunday Express

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Product Details
  • Format: Hardback
  • Weight: 633g
  • Dimensions: 162 x 240mm
  • Publication Date: 30 Sep 2021
  • Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • Age Group: Ages 9-11
  • ISBN13: 9780241508527

About Adam Kay

Adam Kay is an award-winning writer and former non-award-winning junior doctor. His first book This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor was a Sunday Times number one bestseller for over a year and has sold over 2.5 million copies. It has been translated into 37 languages and is winner of four National Book Awards including Book of the Year and will be a major new comedy drama for BBC/AMC starring Ben Whishaw. His second book Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas was an instant Sunday Times number one bestseller and sold over 500000 copies in its first few weeks. His compilation Dear NHS raised over GBP250k for charity. His record-breaking debut children''s book Kay''s Anatomy was published in October 2020.

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