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Walker Childrens
On sale:
March 2011
Price:
$17.99
Format:
Hardcover
Size:
7 x 10 in
Pages:
192 pp
Ages:
10-14
Grades:
5-8
ISBN-13: 9780802798176
ISBN-10: 0802798179
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How They Croaked
The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous
Written by Georgia Bragg
Illustrated by Kevin O'Malley
Book Description
This fascinating collection of remarkable deaths is not for the faint of heart
Over the course of history men and women have lived and died. In fact, getting sick and dying can be a big, ugly mess-especially before the modern medical care that we all enjoy today. How They Croaked relays all the gory details of how nineteen world figures gave up the ghost. For example:- It is believed that Henry VIII's remains exploded within his coffin while lying in state.
- Doctors "treated" George Washington by draining almost 80 ounces of blood before he finally kicked the bucket.
- Right before Beethoven wrote his last notes, doctors drilled a hole in his stomach without any pain medication.
”O’Malley’s cartoon portraits and spot art add just the right notes of humor to keep the contents from becoming too gross. This all-too-informative study deserves the wild popularity it will without doubt acquire.” – Booklist, starred review
“The most reluctant of readers will find it difficult to resist this consistently disgusting chronicle of the gruesome deaths of 19 will famous people. Bragg's informal, conversational style and O'Malley's cartoon illustrations complement the flippant approach to the subject; the energetically icky design includes little skulls and crossbones to contain page numbers. Engaging, informative and downright disgusting.” - Kirkus
“Bragg holds forth on nineteen Big Names whose demises have raised eyebrows, questions, and probably a few lunches... Carried away on a swift-flowing stream of body fluids, medical ineptitude, and O’Malley’s deliciously snarky artwork, kids will agree they got exactly what they came for.” – BCCB
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