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Ick! Yuck! Eew!: Our Gross American History
Kids study US history, but do they know what life long ago was really like? The past was full of yuckiness. The sounds, smells, filth, bugs, rats, poor hygiene, lack of dental and medical care, and bad food are not portrayed at today's historic sites, in movies, or in most books about US history. Yet this kind of stuff appeals greatly to kids. The purpose of this book is to de-sanitize the past, present it as it actually was, and help kids come to an understanding of how people put up with it―or didn't even notice.
48 pages, Library Binding
First published January 1, 2013
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December 22, 2017
It certainly was gross! Huey talks about the things you never learn in history books--the smells, germs and insect infestations, lack of bathing, and uncomfortable fashions that existed in the late 18th century. It reminded me of an adult book I read years ago, The Good Old Days: They Were Terrible. I knew that horses left poop in the streets and people threw their chamber pot contents out the window into the streets, but I didn't think about the other animals that also pooped in the streets, and I didn't know that no one ever cleaned it up! It just piled up in the street!! Can you imagine? Better not fall down! I knew that people didn't believe in bathing then, but I didn't know that they only washed inner garments like shirts, petticoats, and corsets. Outer clothing, like dresses, vests, coats, and caps, were never washed! And wait until you read what they did with wet diapers. I also learned why people wore wigs that were white, and how they powdered them, and what they powdered them with. I thought the term "powder room" referred to places where women powdered their faces, but it refers to where they powdered their wigs. It was all so fascinating and disgusting. Kids are bound to love it. I did. Highly recommended. I just wish the book had been longer and included more!
January 18, 2025
First, 100,000/10! I loved this so much! More than the Who Was R.L Stine book. If I could give this 6+ stars, I would! This was so fun to read, and I loved the back story of the book. The 17-1900's we're gross, but I loved it too much. second, this book was one of the books you think you know what's going to happen, but it doesn't! 100,000/10 would read this till the day I die!
September 12, 2014
Immaginiamo un viaggio nel passato, in un luogo e in una data ben precisi: diciamo una città dell'America del Nord, alla fine di giugno del 1770, poco prima della Rivoluzione Americana. E immaginiamo un viaggio non edulcorato, e lontano dalle pulite strade moderne e dalle immagini patinate di film e telefilm: camminiamo per le strade, entriamo nelle case di piccoli e grandi borghesi, pernottiamo in una locanda, facciamo compere per il pranzo. E veniamo esposti alla sporcizia e agli odori dell'epoca: un'epoca senza fognature, in cui il concetto di igiene era parecchio diverso dal nostro, e ai medici si sopravviveva, se ti andava bene.
Un libro che esplora le parti (e le creature) più disgustose del passato con ironia e precisione, proponendo una visione della storia non ingentilita dalle nostre sensibilità (olfattive, sopratutto XD) e insegnando che la Storia è fatta anche di dettagli minuti e sgradevoli. Meritevole, intelligente, e ottimamente documentato.
...anche se non riuscirò più a vedere un film in costume con gli stessi occhi. O.O
Bellissima, inoltre, la veste grafica: pagine riccamente illustrate e ampiamente popolate di ospiti rivoltanti. =.= Ripugnantemente affascinanti.
Un libro che esplora le parti (e le creature) più disgustose del passato con ironia e precisione, proponendo una visione della storia non ingentilita dalle nostre sensibilità (olfattive, sopratutto XD) e insegnando che la Storia è fatta anche di dettagli minuti e sgradevoli. Meritevole, intelligente, e ottimamente documentato.
...anche se non riuscirò più a vedere un film in costume con gli stessi occhi. O.O
Bellissima, inoltre, la veste grafica: pagine riccamente illustrate e ampiamente popolate di ospiti rivoltanti. =.= Ripugnantemente affascinanti.
December 11, 2014
Do you ever reminisce about the good old days? Ever wish you lived back then because it seems romantic and easier than today?
Do you know why bathrooms are still sometimes called powder rooms? No, not because women "powder their noses" with cosmetics in them. It's because in the days when people wore wigs, they had a separate room where they powdered their wigs! It was a messy me yucky process and the wigs often had live in them. These are the kinds of factual tidbits you learn reading this book.
It's EXACTLY the book I wanted to read as a kid! And as an adult, I thoroughly approve of the book making history relevant, more accurate, and not as sanitized as a Disney film. This should be required reading for kids in schools:)
Side note: on page 20 they talk about flies being so plentiful and bothersome that even the dead ones would pile up and have to be swept up at least 4 times daily in the summer! This reminded me of the 2 or 3 awful summers here in central Texas where yucky crickets were everywhere! And they piled up like crazy outside of HEBs (our local grocery) and their smell was disgusting and so was trying to simply get to your car or inside the store without getting the nasty creatures hopping on you lol! So gross! Ick! Yuck! Ew!
Do you know why bathrooms are still sometimes called powder rooms? No, not because women "powder their noses" with cosmetics in them. It's because in the days when people wore wigs, they had a separate room where they powdered their wigs! It was a messy me yucky process and the wigs often had live in them. These are the kinds of factual tidbits you learn reading this book.
It's EXACTLY the book I wanted to read as a kid! And as an adult, I thoroughly approve of the book making history relevant, more accurate, and not as sanitized as a Disney film. This should be required reading for kids in schools:)
Side note: on page 20 they talk about flies being so plentiful and bothersome that even the dead ones would pile up and have to be swept up at least 4 times daily in the summer! This reminded me of the 2 or 3 awful summers here in central Texas where yucky crickets were everywhere! And they piled up like crazy outside of HEBs (our local grocery) and their smell was disgusting and so was trying to simply get to your car or inside the store without getting the nasty creatures hopping on you lol! So gross! Ick! Yuck! Ew!
August 26, 2015
You may or may not remember my love for Sarah Albee's Poop Happened: A History of The World From The Bottom Up. Perhaps it was a little too detailed for younger elementary students, but I enjoyed Albee's historical perspective so much. Here is another book with an approach that has fewer details, but oh so interesting. If you've wondered just how gross things were a few hundred years ago here in the US, this book offers a view of what happens with poop, insects, dirt, smells and diseases--EW! Mosquitoes, bedbugs and lice, oh my. They were prolific, disease ridden, and people were quite helpless at getting rid of them. Instead, sometimes they just covered them up, with those fancy wigs one sees in portraits, and sometimes they put poison on the bed linens. That killed the bugs, but also seeped into people's skin! I learned quite a bit from this reading. For example, rooms for powdering one's hair were small and isolated, to keep the powder contained, hence today's term for a small entry bathroom, the "Powder Room". Huey includes lots of pictures with good captions, and covers quite a bit of content. Perhaps it would be good for third grade and up.
November 29, 2013
The title tells you exactly what you'll find in this book. Eew! is right!
From human and animal waste to bedbugs and head lice to bad teeth and diseases, Lois Miner Huey gives us an accurate portrayal of life in early 1800s and centuries before. And it's gross! As she says in her author's note in the end, she does this to balance what we see at historical sites, etc. Not because she thinks its fun to see how disgusting it was to live then, but to give us a better overall picture of life in the past.
This is a great book, full of disgusting facts that made me wince, but that I found incredibly intriguing at the same time. Kids will love this stuff, too.
Recommended, ages 9+.
From human and animal waste to bedbugs and head lice to bad teeth and diseases, Lois Miner Huey gives us an accurate portrayal of life in early 1800s and centuries before. And it's gross! As she says in her author's note in the end, she does this to balance what we see at historical sites, etc. Not because she thinks its fun to see how disgusting it was to live then, but to give us a better overall picture of life in the past.
This is a great book, full of disgusting facts that made me wince, but that I found incredibly intriguing at the same time. Kids will love this stuff, too.
Recommended, ages 9+.
July 12, 2014
Gross out for sure! Kids will love the ew and ick factor, while gaining a little insight in to the biases inherent in recording and learning history. The author points out that Americans didn't usually mention all of these issues because they were so used to them. Most of the firsthand accounts of the ew and ick came from the writings of foreign visitors.
And on the flip side, he wonders if some of our hygienic advances have actually set back our immune systems.
Interesting perspectives for young minds.
And on the flip side, he wonders if some of our hygienic advances have actually set back our immune systems.
Interesting perspectives for young minds.
January 11, 2014
An eye and nose opening examination of conditions in the 1700 and 1800's. Very good and this certainly has kid-appeal but I think kids will learn a lot as they will delight in sharing the gross facts with their friends ;-)
I learned a lot too. Did you know people used to just hang up diapers to dry that the babies had peed in and only washed the ones with poop? EEW!
I learned a lot too. Did you know people used to just hang up diapers to dry that the babies had peed in and only washed the ones with poop? EEW!
August 6, 2014
I like reading about the history of the less pleasant parts of life. This is another interesting book about how people lived without modern knowledge of sanitation. Lots of photos, although some are not pleasant (used fly paper...yuck). Good for middle schoolers, I think.
March 25, 2014
How fun is it to learn so many gross historical facts about colonial diseases, sanitation, hygiene, and bugs. Kids will be fascinated and probably paranoid after reading it.
August 3, 2018
I must say that the title fits well. I was itchy and disgusted the whole time I was reading this and for hours after. I no longer fantasize about a time machine to let me see the past. I now fantasize about a sterile environment and white jumpsuit in the far future. he he he. I laughed out loud at some parts and cringed at others. The illustrations fit well and the text is broken up into small enough sections to be palatable to younger readers. I loved the set up on each page with picture frames and small sections here and there rather than one large block of text. Very educational and fun.
May 1, 2020
3.5 stars
The gross history of the early days of the USA, complete with grimy teeth, lice, flies, mosquitos, blood letting, and small pox inoculations.
This is a good book for middle readers to get a more realistic view of life in the US colonies and early statehood, rather than the glamorized view presented in historic paintings. I didn't care for the time-machine imagination element, and would have preferred straight-forward information. A good read for middle grade students that like gross history.
The gross history of the early days of the USA, complete with grimy teeth, lice, flies, mosquitos, blood letting, and small pox inoculations.
This is a good book for middle readers to get a more realistic view of life in the US colonies and early statehood, rather than the glamorized view presented in historic paintings. I didn't care for the time-machine imagination element, and would have preferred straight-forward information. A good read for middle grade students that like gross history.
December 1, 2020
Kids will love all the gory details of just how disgusting it was to live in the time period in the US between the years of 1600-1850. It was too short for my likening, as an adult reader I wanted more information. With that said, it’ll also lure in those more reluctant readers. My one complaint was that the word slave was used quite a bit, although the term enslaved people was also used, just not very much.
March 5, 2021
If you care about the mental health of your child, dont let them read this. Its pure garbage with no value whatsoever. Its full of incorrect and inaccurate information and a swift political under-current that is highly anti-American. I was literally shocked when i saw this video book. If this is what they are teaching children about history, we are in big trouble.
September 5, 2018
Really interesting history within the covers. It's a LOT of information. I would have liked to see it larger and the book bigger. I think young ones will glaze over and skip. That said, there are amazing photos though that bring in the reader. I liked it.
July 21, 2021
A surprisingly good book!
Here the realities of early American life are laid bare:
Poop in the streets, everything stinking, lice, sweat, black teeth bad breath and much more!
A great read for kids learning History.
Here the realities of early American life are laid bare:
Poop in the streets, everything stinking, lice, sweat, black teeth bad breath and much more!
A great read for kids learning History.
September 7, 2025
Have you ever wished you could go back in time to a simpler time? Be forewarned, it may have been simpler but it was also smellier, dirtier, and a lot more germs. No refrigeration, no plumbing, no antibiotics, no toothbrushing, no deodorant, no daily bathing, no hospitals, etc. EEW! Yuck! Ick!
March 8, 2018
fascinating and fun
July 16, 2018
A fascinatingly gross look at the awful sights & smells of colonial America.
March 2, 2020
Entertaining book especially for boys
September 7, 2020
Ideal for kids who are fascinated by gross stuff.
November 9, 2020
nice to be reminded that as horrible as the world continues to be, at least not everything is covered with shit anymore
July 30, 2022
Definitely got the title right! 🤮
December 29, 2025
cool graphics and great information
December 24, 2013
Age range- 9-11/Grade level- 4-6
Recently, it seems as if there has been an influx of non-fiction titles dedicated to exposing the more disgusting aspects of historical life, in an effort to generate an interest in historical non-fiction. In this particular one, the reader assumes the role of time traveler visiting a typical American city in June of 1770. Huey uses this device to take readers on a “tour” of the city, observing the sights and behaviors believed to be common at the time—in particular, some of the most downright disgusting and cringe-worthy realities of life. Some things we observe include the lack of indoor plumbing, the use of chamber pots, lack of bathing and prevalence of bugs EVERYWHERE. It’s enough to make one infinitely thankful for things like showers, flushing toilets, soap, dentists and basic hygiene. Although this title resembles a picture book in size and general appearance, the information within is organized into chapters and includes a great deal of text. The chapter introductions are elaborately done in “creepy font” against complex Victorian-style wallpapers that may have been common in wealthier homes during this time period. Modern day photographs are interspersed with old style lithographs, paintings, sketches, drawings and old photographs. Images of realistic-looking insects and bugs are scattered randomly across certain pages, along with unidentified “splatters” of black, red and brown to increase the general “gross factor” as detailed in the text. Included at the back are a glossary of terms, original source notes, selected bibliography, and books and website suggestions for further exploration of the topic.
Extension idea: Talk about why people may have lived and believed the way they did during this time period. Visit the Colonial House Interactive History website listed in the back of the book and take the “Would You Have Survived in the Colony?” quiz. Compare and discuss the results.
Recently, it seems as if there has been an influx of non-fiction titles dedicated to exposing the more disgusting aspects of historical life, in an effort to generate an interest in historical non-fiction. In this particular one, the reader assumes the role of time traveler visiting a typical American city in June of 1770. Huey uses this device to take readers on a “tour” of the city, observing the sights and behaviors believed to be common at the time—in particular, some of the most downright disgusting and cringe-worthy realities of life. Some things we observe include the lack of indoor plumbing, the use of chamber pots, lack of bathing and prevalence of bugs EVERYWHERE. It’s enough to make one infinitely thankful for things like showers, flushing toilets, soap, dentists and basic hygiene. Although this title resembles a picture book in size and general appearance, the information within is organized into chapters and includes a great deal of text. The chapter introductions are elaborately done in “creepy font” against complex Victorian-style wallpapers that may have been common in wealthier homes during this time period. Modern day photographs are interspersed with old style lithographs, paintings, sketches, drawings and old photographs. Images of realistic-looking insects and bugs are scattered randomly across certain pages, along with unidentified “splatters” of black, red and brown to increase the general “gross factor” as detailed in the text. Included at the back are a glossary of terms, original source notes, selected bibliography, and books and website suggestions for further exploration of the topic.
Extension idea: Talk about why people may have lived and believed the way they did during this time period. Visit the Colonial House Interactive History website listed in the back of the book and take the “Would You Have Survived in the Colony?” quiz. Compare and discuss the results.
January 17, 2014
Ick! Yuck! Eew! Our Gross American History by Lois Miner Huey is a book that offers a slightly different look at America around the time of the Revolution. Everyone studies the history of how and why we came here, the politics, the wars, and the important history of the day. However, aside from visits to historical times we rarely consider how average people lived in 1770. The book offers all the gross and gory details about the lack of bathing, bugs, rotting teeth, and filthy streets.
Ick! Yuck! Eew! is aptly named, and I do not suggest eating while reading. When you pay a visit to one of the historical houses or towns that have reenactments you might realize how much you love your modern conveniences. However, you might not realize that the individuals pretending to live in the past are not quite true to the time. The location is clean, and so are the actors. However, in the real 1770 bathing was a rarity, as were clean clothes, and bug free beds or food. there was no running water, so waste was just tossed out into the streets or the yard, there was no refrigeration or plastic for food storage so rotten and buggy food was common. Good times, right? Yuck! The book is framed in the story of hopping in a time machine and walking the streets in June of 1770, and after reading all the facts and gross details any reader will but thankful to be here today instead of in the past.
If you have ever thought that you were born in the wrong era, and that you would rather have lived in colonial America or perhaps even earlier, Ick! Yuck! Eew! is the book to disabuse you of that notion. While the romantic picture of the past can be fun to dream about, or read about in historical fiction, the reality was much less enjoyable. This is a great book for introducing the idea of how good we really have it, history lessons on early America, or just grossing out someone that might enjoy it.
Ick! Yuck! Eew! is aptly named, and I do not suggest eating while reading. When you pay a visit to one of the historical houses or towns that have reenactments you might realize how much you love your modern conveniences. However, you might not realize that the individuals pretending to live in the past are not quite true to the time. The location is clean, and so are the actors. However, in the real 1770 bathing was a rarity, as were clean clothes, and bug free beds or food. there was no running water, so waste was just tossed out into the streets or the yard, there was no refrigeration or plastic for food storage so rotten and buggy food was common. Good times, right? Yuck! The book is framed in the story of hopping in a time machine and walking the streets in June of 1770, and after reading all the facts and gross details any reader will but thankful to be here today instead of in the past.
If you have ever thought that you were born in the wrong era, and that you would rather have lived in colonial America or perhaps even earlier, Ick! Yuck! Eew! is the book to disabuse you of that notion. While the romantic picture of the past can be fun to dream about, or read about in historical fiction, the reality was much less enjoyable. This is a great book for introducing the idea of how good we really have it, history lessons on early America, or just grossing out someone that might enjoy it.
May 15, 2014
What this book is about:
Kids read a lot about what life was like in historical times. Usually they imagine that the smells and hygiene were similar to what we experience today. This could not be further from the truth! In Ick! Yuck! Eew! kids get a realistic look at the sanitation of the city streets (manure filled), the cleanliness of our ancestors (baths were considered bad and chamber pots were not always emptied), the purity of the homes (bedbugs, mosquitos and lice were common place) and the medical care for citizens (leeches and puke weed were considered remedies). No child will be as willing to hop into a time machine after reading this version of what life was really like!
Why I love this book:
There is something refreshing about giving kids a realistic picture of the past. While I am a huge fan of fantasy, we can’t really understand our history until we know all the messy, stinky, odiferous truths about it. This book will also help kids appreciate so many of the things we take for granted - indoor plumbing and a toothbrush being just the tip of the iceberg!
The book is laid out with wonderfully gross pictures on every page and the text is fun and easy to follow, with lots of sidebars of interesting tidbits.
Who this book is for:
This book is not for the squeamish. There really are some gross photos, so be prepared. Your kids have to be willing to face the real deal of small pox and rotten teeth - I mean really rotten teeth!
Final thoughts:
I dare you not to itch after reading the chapter on the creepy crawly bugs. I think I am still scratching!
Kids read a lot about what life was like in historical times. Usually they imagine that the smells and hygiene were similar to what we experience today. This could not be further from the truth! In Ick! Yuck! Eew! kids get a realistic look at the sanitation of the city streets (manure filled), the cleanliness of our ancestors (baths were considered bad and chamber pots were not always emptied), the purity of the homes (bedbugs, mosquitos and lice were common place) and the medical care for citizens (leeches and puke weed were considered remedies). No child will be as willing to hop into a time machine after reading this version of what life was really like!
Why I love this book:
There is something refreshing about giving kids a realistic picture of the past. While I am a huge fan of fantasy, we can’t really understand our history until we know all the messy, stinky, odiferous truths about it. This book will also help kids appreciate so many of the things we take for granted - indoor plumbing and a toothbrush being just the tip of the iceberg!
The book is laid out with wonderfully gross pictures on every page and the text is fun and easy to follow, with lots of sidebars of interesting tidbits.
Who this book is for:
This book is not for the squeamish. There really are some gross photos, so be prepared. Your kids have to be willing to face the real deal of small pox and rotten teeth - I mean really rotten teeth!
Final thoughts:
I dare you not to itch after reading the chapter on the creepy crawly bugs. I think I am still scratching!
November 2, 2013
Lois Miner Huey is an archaeologist and researcher into the past. Her book shares with readers some of the lesser known facts about life in early America. As she points out, many of us may have visited historical landmarks and seen the well-kept lawns and re-enactors in their period costume - but none of us have had our senses assaulted with the way things would have smelled or looked back then. In those days people believed that bathing was bad for their health, so they smelled awful (or smelled of perfume and cologne over the odor). Between the privies, chamber pots, animal poop in the streets, and all the other things that modern sanitation prevents - it was an awful stench. Then combine that with the dirt, germs, diseases, even the lack of toothbrushes and you start to get an idea of what the atmosphere was like.
This is a book that will appeal to history buffs as well as to readers who enjoy the strange and gross. Forget being slimed on Nickelodeon, think of having someone in a barbershop pull your tooth with no painkillers or a doctor putting leeches on you to suck out your blood! Now that's gross. The glossary, author's note, and lists of books, websites, and historic sites provide additional information and places to find out more (if you haven't had your fill of bedbugs and puke weed). I would recommend this book to anyone who likes their history "down and dirty."
I read an e-book provided by the publisher through NetGalley.
This is a book that will appeal to history buffs as well as to readers who enjoy the strange and gross. Forget being slimed on Nickelodeon, think of having someone in a barbershop pull your tooth with no painkillers or a doctor putting leeches on you to suck out your blood! Now that's gross. The glossary, author's note, and lists of books, websites, and historic sites provide additional information and places to find out more (if you haven't had your fill of bedbugs and puke weed). I would recommend this book to anyone who likes their history "down and dirty."
I read an e-book provided by the publisher through NetGalley.
December 11, 2014
Do you ever reminisce about the good old days? Ever wish you lived back then because it seems romantic and easier than today? Do you wonder why bathrooms are still sometimes called powder rooms?
It's not because women "powder their noses" with cosmetics in them. It's because in the days when people wore wigs they had a separate room where they literally powdered their wigs white and the powder got everywhere. It was a messy, yucky process and the wigs often had lice in them. These are the kinds of fun tidbits you learn reading this book.
On page 20 they talk about flies being so plentiful and bothersome that people had to put out fly strips. But the dead ones would pile up and have to be swept up at least 4 times daily in the summer!
This reminded me of the 2 or 3 awful summers here in central Texas when weather made it good hatching conditions for insects and yucky black crickets were everywhere! They piled up like crazy outside of HEBs (our local grocery) because they were drawn by the parking lot lights. Their smell (yes they have a smell O_O) was disgusting, and so was trying to simply get to your car or inside the store without getting the nasty creatures hopping on you lol. So gross! Ick! Yuck! Eew!
This is EXACTLY the kind of book I wanted to read as a kid. And as an adult, I thoroughly approve of the book making history relevant, more accurate, and not as sanitized as a Disney film. This should be required reading for kids in schools:)
It's not because women "powder their noses" with cosmetics in them. It's because in the days when people wore wigs they had a separate room where they literally powdered their wigs white and the powder got everywhere. It was a messy, yucky process and the wigs often had lice in them. These are the kinds of fun tidbits you learn reading this book.
On page 20 they talk about flies being so plentiful and bothersome that people had to put out fly strips. But the dead ones would pile up and have to be swept up at least 4 times daily in the summer!
This reminded me of the 2 or 3 awful summers here in central Texas when weather made it good hatching conditions for insects and yucky black crickets were everywhere! They piled up like crazy outside of HEBs (our local grocery) because they were drawn by the parking lot lights. Their smell (yes they have a smell O_O) was disgusting, and so was trying to simply get to your car or inside the store without getting the nasty creatures hopping on you lol. So gross! Ick! Yuck! Eew!
This is EXACTLY the kind of book I wanted to read as a kid. And as an adult, I thoroughly approve of the book making history relevant, more accurate, and not as sanitized as a Disney film. This should be required reading for kids in schools:)
August 27, 2015
Ick! Yuck! Eew! Our Gross American History by Lois Miner Huey is a nominee for the 2015-16 South Carolina Children's Book Award.
Have you ever wanted to live in the past? If so, you may just change your mind when you read Ick! Yuck! Eew! Our Gross American History.
In this book, you'll learn that things probably weren't all that great a few hundred years ago. The smells were horrible, there were bugs everywhere, germs spread awful diseases, and the clothes were extremely uncomfortable, dirty, and just plain nasty!
Take a trip through time in Ick! Yuck! Eew! Our Gross American History and decide if you'd really like to live in the past. Maybe the present isn't so bad after all!
This book is sure to be a hit with elementary and middle grade readers. Kids like gross stuff, and this book has it in spades. It's interesting, entertaining, and full of yucky facts (and illustrations) that will make young readers either laugh out loud or get a little sick. Maybe both. Either way, kids may read this and appreciate how far things like hygiene and medicine have come.
Ick! Yuck! Eew! Our Gross American History is an essential book for studies of early American history, scientific advances, or comparisons of early life to the modern day.
Have you ever wanted to live in the past? If so, you may just change your mind when you read Ick! Yuck! Eew! Our Gross American History.
In this book, you'll learn that things probably weren't all that great a few hundred years ago. The smells were horrible, there were bugs everywhere, germs spread awful diseases, and the clothes were extremely uncomfortable, dirty, and just plain nasty!
Take a trip through time in Ick! Yuck! Eew! Our Gross American History and decide if you'd really like to live in the past. Maybe the present isn't so bad after all!
This book is sure to be a hit with elementary and middle grade readers. Kids like gross stuff, and this book has it in spades. It's interesting, entertaining, and full of yucky facts (and illustrations) that will make young readers either laugh out loud or get a little sick. Maybe both. Either way, kids may read this and appreciate how far things like hygiene and medicine have come.
Ick! Yuck! Eew! Our Gross American History is an essential book for studies of early American history, scientific advances, or comparisons of early life to the modern day.
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