A Short, Illustrated History of… Medicine

Author:   John C. Miles ,  Rita Petruccioli
Publisher:   Hachette Children's Group
Edition:   Illustrated edition
ISBN:  

9781445169149


Pages:   48
Publication Date:   22 April 2021
Recommended Age:   From 9 to 12 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   John C. Miles ,  Rita Petruccioli
Publisher:   Hachette Children's Group
Imprint:   Franklin Watts Ltd
Edition:   Illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.00cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 24.80cm
Weight:   0.180kg
ISBN:  

9781445169149


ISBN 10:   1445169142
Pages:   48
Publication Date:   22 April 2021
Recommended Age:   From 9 to 12 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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1: Prehistoric medicine 1: Ancient Greek and Roman medicine 1: Chinese and Islamic medicine 1: New theories 1: Dissection and anatomy 1: Circulation 1: Sailors and scurvy 1: Smallpox and inoculation 1: Cholera 1: Anaesthetics 1: Louis Pasteur and vaccines 1: Antiseptic surgery 1: Psychiatry 1: Röntgen and X-rays 1: Magic bullets 1: Antibiotics – a chance discovery 1: Insulin 1: The first heart transplant 1: Imaging 1: Joint replacement surgery 1: Genetic therapy – and the future 1: Glossary 1: Further information 1: Index

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John C. Miles (Author) John C. Miles began life in Toronto, Canada and read music, history and English at university. Moving to the UK, he worked in London as a children's non-fiction editor for many years. A passionate historian, John spends much time researching the past and wondering how and why. He now lives near Bath, where he writes and edits. He also loves to photograph local landscapes with his collection of vintage film cameras. Rita Petruccioli (Illustrator) Rita Petruccioli was born in Rome in 1982. She attended the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome and ENSAD in Paris. Her works have been exhibited in Italy, France, Germany and South Korea. She works as an illustrator and comic book artist for different projects including advertising, magazines, textile design and children books. She has collaborated with different publishers such as Mondadori, Bao Publishing, Einaudi, Ladybird, Timbuktu Lab, Auzou, ELI, Lavieri, La Nuova Frontiera Junior, Il Castoro and Laterza. When she is not drawing she is engaged in workshops on gender stereotypes in comics.

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