Loos, Poos, and Number Twos: A Disgusting Journey Through the Bowels of History!

Awfully Ancient

by Peter Hepplewhite

Nothing could be more interesting to young readers than the history of the toilet! From the sewage system of ancient Athens to the muckrakers of the Middle Ages, there's plenty to learn about history from discovering the "how" and "where" of the loos of many important civilizations. Unique information reframes common social studies topics and time periods including ancient China, Victorian times, and more. Amusing illustrations and a full-color layout enhance the main content as readers traverse the dirty details.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Humor, Science, Middle Grade, Juvenile

32 pages, ebook

First published August 1, 2015

Reviews

[Bookworm86 · Rating 5 out of 5]

An hilarious, informative and fantastically illustrated book about number ones, twos and more. My son and partner thought it was great and I enjoyed reading it

[Pamela Powell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some of my students are going to love this one! A whole book about how people through history have dealt with human waste (pee and poo)! Definitely not something to read aloud at the dinner table but absolutely fascinating.

[Becca · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book cracked me up (and in doing so, made me realize that I really am qualified to work with middle schoolers). Super informative and entertaining.

[Sandy Brehl · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an example of fantastic non-fiction that will be popular via word-of-mouth and also short book talks, if only for a chance to use the some of the many euphemisms for stool/poop! Through the stages of history (all the way back to prehistoric deposits and what they can teach us) to middle age potty habits and modern day obsessions and practices.
The best way to diffuse an emerging round of potty mouth is to actually offer information and resources like this one. Learning and laughter are a healthy diet for digesting "taboo" topics!

[Dolly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Our girls enjoy reading entertaining nonfiction books and I must say that nonfiction really has come a long way since I was a child. The narrative for this book is broken up into more than a dozen different sections that are only a page or two long.

The narrative is serious, but still incorporates a bit of humor to make the subject matter a bit less gross. The pictures are very funny and really complement the narrative well.

We all read this book separately, and we enjoyed the quick history lesson on poo. We will certainly look for more books in the Awfully Ancient series at our local library.

[Mei-Ling · Rating 3 out of 5]

funny and informative (and gross).

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book on poo for kids -- informative, illustrated with lots of cartoon graphics and gross!