The Truly Terrible History of the Toilet - Flush w ith Facts

by Terry Deary

The Truly Terrible History of the Toilet is full of horrible facts about the loo. Read all about how the ancient Romans used sponges on sticks to wipe each other down, and who invented the first flushing toilet. This book is the bog standard guide to loos, flush with facts!

fully illustrated throughout and packed with horrible stories - with all the horribly hilarious bits included with a fresh take on the classic Horrible Histories style, perfect for fans old and new the perfect series for anyone looking for a fun and informative read  Horrible Histories has been entertaining children and families for generations with books, TV, stage shows, magazines, games and the brilliantly funny Horrible the Movie - Rotten Romans.  

Genres: Childrens, Nonfiction

162 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 10, 2024

About the author

A former actor, theatre-director and drama teacher, Deary says he began writing when he was 29. Most famously, he is one of the authors of the Horrible Histories series of books popular among children for their disgusting details, gory information and humorous pictures and among adults for getting children interested in history. Books in the series have been widely translated into other languages and imitated.

A cartoon series has been made of the series of books and was shown on CiTV for a period in 2002.

The first series of a live-action comedy sketch show of the same name was shown on CBBC in 2009 and a second series is due.

Terry is also known widely throughout children and adult reading groups alike for his True Stories series (see below for series list).

He received an Honorary Doctorate of Education from the University of Sunderland in 2000. His numerous accolades also include the Blue Peter "Best Nonfiction Author of the Century" Award in the U.K.

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Reviews

[Julie Berzins]

Funny and insightful written for young readers on all topics relating to the toilet. Historical toilets, the timeline for the invention of the toilet system we know and take for granted nowadays, strange deaths attributed to toilets, the Royal history of the toilets and weird facts all written in fun rhymes and short chapters to keep kids amused while teaching them about a mundane but highly important invention for civilization. 
Illustrated and hilarious, this is a great book for kids of all ages to learn interesting facts.

[Kristina]

Тери Диъри ми е любимият детски историк, защото умее изкусно да грабне вниманието на малките читатели и да им предложи точно от техния вид хумор!

А щом успява да е забавен и за възрастни, значи наистина се справя :)

[Lisa]

Strange book but oddly informative. I now know more about toilets than I ever thought I would.

[Emily B]

Reviewed by son:

Ancient facts about the ancient toilet 🚽 💩VERY FUNNY 🤣 but ancient.

[Megan]

I was born in the right generation fr