Ick! Yuck! Eew!: Our Gross American History

Ick! Yuck! Eew!: Our Gross American History by Huey, Lois Miner. library edition. ISBN: 9780761390916.

Kids study US history, but do they know what life long ago was really like? The past was full of yuckiness. The sounds, smells, filth, bugs, rats, poor hygiene, lack of dental and medical care, and bad food are not portrayed at todays historic sites, in movies, or in most books about US history. Yet this kind of stuff appeals greatly to kids. The purpose of this book is to de-sanitize the past, present it as it actually was, and help kids come to an understanding of how people put up with it―or didnt even notice.