Flush: The Scoop on Poop Throughout the Ages

By Charise Mericle Harper

Did you know that a castle's moat was a means of disposing waste material or that KingLouis the XIV and XIII both conducted business while ontheir "special thrones"? Charise Harper uncovers theseand many more fascinating facts about poop in Flush: TheScoop on Poop Throughout the Ages. Fun and easy to readpoems are accompanied by sidebars full of interestinginformation. Charise's zany, eye-catching illustrationswill appeal to all ages, and readers will delight in theattention-getting and disgusting subject: the history ofpoop.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316010642
• ISBN13: 9780316010641
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 0.4" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

Everyone Poops!

Everyone poops. It's a normal bodily function, so why not find out how our bodily wastes have been handled through the ages. In general this book was written for 8-12 yr olds, but as an adult, I enjoyed it,found it very interesting and even learned a few things. The author has done a cute job with making the information available in rhyme and funny drawings. I plan to give this book to my 10 yr old nephew.

If the object is to present a fun view of history, FLUSH is the item of choice.

People used to take boat tours of the Paris sewer system, in Medieval times waste was just thrown out of windows onto streets, and chamber pots were for anything but flowers: these are but a few of the fun facts about waste management presented in FLUSH!, which takes all ages on a historical tour punctuated by fun cartoons. If the object is to present a fun view of history, FLUSH is the item of choice.