Description
We have so many modern medical life-saving treatments that we often don’t think about how they came about. This marvelous middle-grade book takes a look at how people tried truly bizarre treatments over hundreds of years that somehow led to the miracles doctors seem to work today. Readers will be fascinated to know that holes were drilled in skulls to release demons or that some doctors thought milk, rather than blood, transfusions were a good idea. A fur trader in the 1800s was injured by a shotgun blast, leaving him with a fist-sized hole in his side. A doctor treated him, but the wound never closed. The doctor found that he had a great window into the inner workings of man. Stories like these fill the book and will keep youngsters engaged. The writing by Lindsey Fitzharris is easily accessible to young readers. While filled with facts, the writing is conversational and imbued with humor. Her research shines through on every page. The cartoonish illustrations are fun and will engage young readers all the way through. Everything is done in black and white and red, the perfect way to show such a bloody history. This one is fun and educational.
