Want to know why Victorian doctors never washed their clothes? Who to call for a bad case of medieval bewitchment? Or how to cure the plague by staring at a toad?
Blood, Guts, and Nasty Cuts is a whistle-stop tour of the grisly, glorious, and ingeniously inventive history of medicine, all the way from the ancient world right up to the twenty-first century. Immerse yourself in blood, boils, and bandages as you uncover how to treat tumours, battle bacterial infections and rustle up home remedies. Plus, along the way, meet swashbuckling surgeons, mad physicians, cunning lady herbalists, and - most importantly - some very brave patients!
Dipping into history's major medical events (move over COVID 19, the Black Plague is here), this book covers ancient operations, medieval maladies, and wartime cures. You'll uncover the medicine made by mistake, the out-there experimenters who used themselves as test subjects, and how some crazy cures have actually been shown to really work today. It's a journey not for the faint-hearted!
| ISBN: | 9780241777558 |
| Publication date: | 3rd September 2026 |
| Author: | Alanna Skuse |
| Publisher: | Dorling Kindersley Limited an imprint of Dorling Kindersley Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 77 pages |
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Want to know why Victorian doctors never washed their clothes? Who to call for a bad case of medieval bewitchment?
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Blood, Guts, and Nasty Cuts and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Blood, Guts, and Nasty Cuts features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, History, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Illness and specific physical health conditions, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Accidents, disasters or emergencies, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Inventors, inventions and experiments, Recommendations, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Physical and mental health conditions, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics, Science
Hardback. £13.49, down from the £14.99 cover price. In Stock.
Blood, Guts, and Nasty Cuts was written by Alanna Skuse and published by Dorling Kindersley Limited an imprint of Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Blood, Guts, and Nasty Cuts has 77 pages
£13.49, reduced from £14.99. In Stock.
