Strange Medicine

by Virginia Loh-Hagan

Overview

Take a look at the world's weirdest cures--from snake oil to maggots. These stories are too strange to be made up! Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Considerate text includes tons of fascinating information and wild facts that will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. A table of contents, glossary with simplified pronunciations, and index all enhance comprehension.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534105836
Publisher:	45th Parallel Press
Publication date:	09/01/2017
Series:	Stranger Than Fiction
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Lexile:	400L (what's this?)
File size:	22 MB
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Age Range:	7 - 8 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Chapter 1 Needles 6

Chapter 2 Snail Slime 10

Chapter 3 Snake Oil 12

Chapter 4 Leeches 14

Chapter 5 Bee Stings 18

Chapter 6 Earwax 20

Chapter 7 Dead Mouse Paste 22

Chapter 8 Maggots 24

Chapter 9 Dead Bodies 26

Chapter 10 Farts 30

Consider This! 32

Glossary 32

Index 32

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2017
Gr 4–6—Quirky topics and large color photos add to the appeal of this hi-lo set, which has disclaimers warning readers not to try any of the featured dangerous ideas at home. Throughout the volumes, the content is eclectic, with examples of the weird and strange from around the world, most either contemporary or within the recent past, except for Odd Inventions and Strange Medicine, which include tales from ancient history. There is plenty of gross-out material, including bodily functions and excrement, mutant animals, and foolish stunts. Vocabulary is simple and most new words are defined in the text. VERDICT Food, Sports, Medicine, and Inventions are good purchases; the other titles are supplementary.

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