TY - BOOK AU - Socha, Piotr AU - Utnik-StrugaƂa, Monika AU - Krasodomska-Jones, Zosia TI - The Book of Dirt: A Smelly History of Human Hygiene SN - 9780500652664 U1 - 613 PY - 2022/// CY - London PB - Thames & Hudson KW - Health KW - Disease KW - Hygiene KW - Medicine N1 - Grade 5++ N2 - How did the ancient Egyptians brush their teeth? Who believed that bathing was bad for you? What did the "groom of the stool" do for a living? What was the Roman cure for toothache? And how do astronauts go to the toilet? These are just a few of the fascinating facts packed into this wise and witty book. Dive deep into the history and science of dirt, discovering how people around the world keep themselves and their homes free from filth, how our ideas of what's clean and what's not have changed over the centuries, and why a little dirt can sometimes be a good thing! ER -