{"product_id":"kays-marvellous-medicine-adam-kay-9780241508534","title":"Kay's Marvellous Medicine","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe remarkable and remarkably revolting follow-up children's book to the record-breaking bestseller Kay's Anatomy from the UK's funniest science teacher, Adam Kay. Illustrated throughout by comedian Henry Paker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe olden days were pretty fun if you liked wearing chainmail or chopping people's heads off but there was one TINY LITTLE problem back then . . . doctors didn't have the slightest clue about how our bodies worked.\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003e It's time to find out why Ancient Egyptians thought the brain was just a useless load of old stuffing that might as well be\n\u003cbr\u003e chucked in the bin, why teachers forced their pupils to smoke cigarettes, why hairdressers would cut off their customers'\n\u003cbr\u003e legs, and why people used to get paid for farting. (Unfortunately that's no longer a thing - sorry.)\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003e You'll get answers to questions like-\n\u003cbr\u003e Why did patients gargle with wee?\n\u003cbr\u003e How did a doctor save people's lives using a washing machine, a can of beans and some old sausages?\n\u003cbr\u003e What was the great stink? (No, it's not what doctors call your bum.)\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003e If you're sure you're ready, then pop a peg on your nose (there was a lot of stinky pus back then), pull on your wellies (there was a lot of poo there too), wash your hands (because they certainly didn't) and explore the gross and gruesome history of the human body in . . .\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003e KAY'S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE - the brand-new, hilarious book from bestselling, record-breaking author, Adam Kay.\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003e Praise for Kay's Anatomy-\n\u003cbr\u003e 'An enjoyably gross look at the human body. Hours of gruesome fun guaranteed' i\n\u003cbr\u003e 'Like listening to a teacher who makes pupils fall about' Sunday Times\n\u003cbr\u003e 'Totally brilliant!' Jacqueline Wilson\n\u003cbr\u003e 'Fun and informative' Malorie Blackman\n\u003cbr\u003e 'Very funny - this exciting book is bound to inspire the next generation of medics' Sunday Express\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adam Kay","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43174337904883,"sku":"9780241508534","price":27.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/products\/9780241508534.jpg?v=1662064363","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/kays-marvellous-medicine-adam-kay-9780241508534","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}