Measly Medicine
by Nick Arnold (Author) Tony De Saulles (Illustrator)
This is a romp through the history of healthcare, hosted by the inimitable Dr Grimgrave. It includes chapters on ancient medicine - Stone Age trepanning, Chinese medicine, Romans, Greeks: the dodgy diagnostics of the Middle Ages; the bloody operations before anaesthetics and hygiene were implemented; Florence Nightingale's nursing revolution and development of public; health; Life-saving surgery available today, including plastic surgery and transplants; and modern miracles - new drugs and treatment.
Horrible Science Series—Summary and Book Order
Series: Horrible ScienceReading level: 8+
Books in series: 30
Read in order? No
Next release: Finished
Tags: science & tech (STEM) illustrated non fiction comedy & humour
Print series book list
Books in series order
1. Blood, Bones and Body Bits (1996)2. Ugly Bugs (1996)
3. Chemical Chaos (1997)
4. Fatal Forces (1997)
5. Nasty Nature (1997)
6. Disgusting Digestion (1998)
7. Sounds Dreadful (1998)
8. Vicious Veg (1998)
9. Bulging Brains (1999)
10. Evolve or Die (1999)
11. Frightening Light (1999)
12. Deadly Diseases (2000)
13. Shocking Electricity (2000)
14. Killer Energy (2001)
15. Suffering Scientists (2001)
16. Microscopic Monsters (2001)
17. Body Owner's Handbook (2002)
18. Terrible Time (2002)
19. Space, Stars and Slimy Aliens (2003)
20. Really Rotten Experiments (2004)
21. Frightful Flight (2004)
22. Painful Poison (2004)
23. Angry Animals (2005)
24. Measly Medicine (2006)
25. Evil Inventions (2007)
26. Sick! From Measley Medicine To Savage Surgery (2009)
27. Wasted World (2009)
28. House of Horrors (2012)
+ The Horrible Science of Everything (2008)
+ How to Draw Horrible Science (2010)