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Flush it down : the story of sewers through time
Flowers, Rob2025
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Total copies: 1
A guide to how human waste has been dealt with throughout history and today. Hold your nose and dive into the smelly, but surprisingly fascinating world of sewers! From the mighty Cloaca Maxima of Ancient Rome to the revolting, waste-filled streets of the Middle Ages, and on to the ingenious pipes and tunnels of Joseph Bazalgette's Great London Sewer, this book uncovers the gross-and great-history of how humans have dealt with their dirty business. With bright, hilarious, detail-packed illustrations by Rob Flowers, Flush It Down is packed with fun facts, weird tales, and thought-provoking discussions around the problems of human waste and how we can deal with the challenges facing us today. It's a wild, wacky ride through the underground-no rubber boots required! and an engaging tie-in to biology and natural sciences curriculums.
Main title:
Flush it down : the story of sewers through time / Rob Flowers ; illustrated by Rob Flowers.
Author:
Flowers, Rob, illustrator
Edition:
First.
Imprint:
Cicada Books, 2025.
Collation:
40 p. : Full colour illus throughout ; 280 x 230 mm. 508 gm.
Audience:
Young People.Reading grade level: 8-10.Interest age level: 8-12.Interest grade level: KS2 KS3.
Contents:
Ew gross!Prehistoric pooCloaca maximaEarly middle agesThe lost art of gong farmingMedieval sewersDiseases and plaguesThe flushing toiletCholera and the 1854 board street outbreakThe great stinkSir Joseph Bazalgette and the Great London sewerPump it outClean it up!Sewage treatment todayAround the worldSewage SoS.
Biography/History:
Rob Flowers is an illustrator, character designer and director who channels his love of vintage toys, pop culture and psychedelic colours into award-winning illustrations. His clients have included Ribena, Bird's Eye, The New York Times, A Bathing Ape and Nike. He is the author of Festival Folk (Cicada, 2018).
ISBN:
9781800660649 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
C628.2FLO
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
945076