Medicine : a magnificently illustrated history
Hudson, Briony2025
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From potions and ointments to modern day bionics, the journey through medicine has been one full of experiments, trials and breakthroughs. Humankind's battle to stay alive has been horrifying, bizarre and exhilarating, and there is still a long way to go. Uniquely presented through a series of posters, comic-strip retelling, timelines, newspaper articles and much more, this strikingly illustrated book charts the history of medicine in engaging and unusual ways - guaranteed to keep children gripped.
Main title:
Medicine : a magnificently illustrated history / Briony Hudson, Nick Taylor.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Big Picture Press, 2025.London : Big Picture Press, 2025.
Collation:
80 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 30 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2022."From mummies to MRI scans, plague to prosthetics".
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9781835872765 (pbk)
Dewey class:
610.9
Language:
English
Subject:
Medicine -- History -- Juvenile literatureNon-Fiction 9+Personal and Social IssuesChildren's / Teenage: general interestChildren's / Teenage general interest: History & the pastChildren's / Teenage general interest: Science & technology: genChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Body & health
BRN:
3055934