Surgery Through Time: Band 14/Ruby

By Anne Rooney

If we go into hospital today, we know anaesthetics, antibiotics and antiseptics will be used to make the visit as pain-free and safe as possible. But how were they discovered, and what were operations like before they were used? This fact-filled information book looks at the journey surgery has made, from its early days to modern hospitals.

- Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction.

- Text type: An information book

- Curriculum links: Science; History

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0007465416
• ISBN13: 9780007465415
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Nicholson
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.0" x 5.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 4