Scalpels, Stitches and Scars - Hardcover

John Townsend

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844437507 ISBN 13: 9781844437504

Publisher: Raintree

Synopsis

Read this history of surgery to find out how scalpels, stitches and scars were a part of medical history. Learn why barbers tried to make people bleed and which group of people used giant ants to seal up wounds. Discover how people in ancient times fixed wounds. Read these real-life stories and fascinating news reports to learn how surgery and medical treatment has changed throughout the years. Eye-catching photographs help you visualize medical treatment and conditions in this painful history of medicine book.

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About the Author

John Townsend has been in teaching for 25 years, and has been a full-time writer since January 2003. He has written more than sixty books for young people, on such wide-ranging subjects as monsters, urban legends, spiders, computer crime, and spies. He has also written the recent thrillers The Hand and The Omen and the Ghost. He lives in England.

From Booklist

Gr. 4-7. The series title is A Painful History of Medicine, and the pages of this entry, part of Raintree's Freestyle umbrella series, are packed with grisly facts and gory images of everything from amputation and gangrene to blood, boils, and burns. But the science is accurate, and many readers will be intrigued by the medical drama, both what it was like before painkillers, antiseptics, and antibiotics and the wonder of scientific breakthroughs such as x-rays, lasers, and transplants. The exclamation points are unnecessary, and the frequent boldface type is intrusive. Curiosity will drive readers to the glossary and to the "word banks" that are located at the bottom of every page. The design, with lots of color pictures, captions, and boxes, will grab browsers, and the cover art is a thrilling story in itself. Pills, Powders, and Potions is another of several books also available in the new series. Hazel Rochman
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Edition details

• Publisher: Raintree
• ISBN 10: 1844437507
• ISBN 13: 9781844437504
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English