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Loos, poos, and number twos : a disgusting journey through the bowels of history!  Cover Image Book Book

Loos, poos, and number twos : a disgusting journey through the bowels of history! / Peter Hepplewhite.

Hepplewhite, Peter, (author.).

Summary:

Loos, Poos & Number Twos: Find out about the earliest WCs, what loos were like in the pyramids, how the Romans gossiped in public loos and what castle moats were really used for. Discover how Henry VIII cleansed the Royal Bum, what part 'Gong Scourers' played in Tudor times and what sweet-smelling items Victorian ladies used as loo paper!

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781482431186
  • ISBN: 1482431181
  • ISBN: 9781482431179
  • ISBN: 1482431173
  • ISBN: 9780605867970
  • Physical Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2016.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographic references (page 31) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The problem of poo! -- Ancient loos and poos (in prehistoric times) -- Dried poos and worms! (in ancient Greece) -- Public pooping (in ancient Rome) -- Beware the purple goddess (of ancient China) -- Poo chutes and pee pots (in medieval times) -- Explosive poo and Henry, too! (Tudor toilets) -- The great stink (of early Victorian times) -- Toilet revolution (finally - Victorian loos!) -- Toilet tales -- Traveling loos and fast poos -- The future of the loo and all that poo -- Glossary -- More information -- Index.
Subject: Toilets > History > Juvenile literature.
Feces > Juvenile literature.
Urine > Juvenile literature.
Genre: History.
Juvenile works.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Greenwood PL - Greenwood KIDS NONFICTION HISTORY Hepplewhite (Text) 36626103798716 1st Floor Kids Orange Zone Available -
Hussey-Mayfield Mem. PL - Zionsville j 392.36 HEPPLEWHITE (Text) 33946003169559 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Vermillion Co PL - Newport J 392.3 HEP (Text) 77831000020182 Children's Non-Fiction Available -

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The Problem of Poo!
4(2)
Ancient Loos and Poos (in prehistoric times)
6(2)
Dried Poos and Worms! (in ancient Egypt)
8(2)
Hysterical Hygiene! (of ancient Greece
10(2)
Public Pooping (in ancient Rome)
12(2)
Beware the Purple Goddess (of ancient China)
14(2)
Poo Chutes and Pee Pots (in medieval times)
16(2)
Explosive Poo and Henry, too! (Tudor toilets)
18(2)
The Great Stink (of early Victorian times)
20(2)
Toilet Revolution (finally -- Victorian loos!)
22(2)
Toilet Tales
24(2)
Traveling Loos and Fast Poos
26(2)
The Future of the Loo and all that Poo
28(2)
Glossary 30(1)
More Information 31(1)
Index 32


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