How They Croaked

By Georgia Bragg, Kevin O'Malley (illustrator),

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This award-winning book for reluctant readers is a fascinating collection of remarkable deaths--and 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 weā€¦

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1 author picked How They Croaked as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

In my opinion, this book has one of the best titles ever! Iā€™ve always been fascinated by old-timey bad medicine, and I wasnā€™t disappointed. Poor George Washington died of a sore throat, but alas, no antibiotics back then. The leading doctors in the country took turns treating Americaā€™s first president. They tried bloodletting twice, blistering (being bitten by poisonous beetles), and gave him toxic potions that made him throw up. After all of that, he was begging to die, and he did. This book is brilliantly gross and disgusting, while still being delightfully humorous and informative. Highly recommended for agesā€¦

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