A Stinky History of Toilets: Flush with Fun Facts and Disgusting Discoveries -- Olivia Meikle - Hardcover

You sit on it every day, but how much do you really know about your toilet? Discover the history of pooping and peeing in this frankly disgusting nonfiction book.

Authors Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle have scoured the toilet bowls and sewers of the world to find out how humans have done their business throughout history. It's time to get to the bottom of toilets! Prepare to be revolted by:

- A fossilized Viking turd discovered by archaeologists
- The Mongol catapult used to fling smelly poop at their enemies
- The reason ancient Romans used pee to wash their clothes

Filled with poop facts and vomit-inducing stats, you will also learn how diseases like cholera spread through bad sanitation, why some of the earliest toilets had a tendency to explode, and how medieval kings and queens had special helpers to wipe their bums.

Featuring hilarious illustrations by Ella Kasperowicz, it's a history book like no other!

Author: Olivia Meikle, Katie Nelson
Publisher: Neon Squid
Published: 03/05/2024
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 11.20h x 9.10w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781684493739
Audience: Ages 4-8

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2023
Booklist 02/01/2024 pg. 57

About the Author

Olivia Meikle and Katie Nelson are professors, podcasters--and sisters! Their first joint venture was a speculative enterprise where Katie (age 7) attempted to dig a hole to China, and Olivia (age 11) built a hospital for all the worms that came out of the hole. The project went so well that they've enjoyed working together ever since. Together they host the popular What'sHerName history podcast and teach History (Katie) and Women's Studies (Olivia) on opposite sides of the Rocky Mountains. Olivia and Katie previously wrote The Book of Sisters for Neon Squid.

Ella Kasperowicz, AKA Ellastrated, is a UK-based illustrator. She creates playful, relatable and modern information illustrations inspired by travel, mental health, and friendship.