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| What You Never Knew About Tubs, Toilets, & Showers (Lauber, Patricia. Around-the-House History.) | 
| Author: Patricia Lauber
Creator: John Manders
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
Buy New: $6.69
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 793974
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 40
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 9.8 x 0.4
ISBN: 0689824203
Dewey Decimal Number: 391.64
EAN: 9780689824203
ASIN: 0689824203
Publication Date: June 1, 2001
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| Customer Reviews:
 "But, where did they go to the bathroom?" September 22, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The question, "Where did they go to the bathroom?" is asked at living hsitory museums all the time! Both adults and children want to know the every day details of basic human needs. At the Royal Governor's Palace, the jail, the courthouse, and the homes of signers of the Declaration of Independence -- THAT'S the question whispered by blushing adults or blurted out by curious children.
This book answers all these questions in an honest, entertaining and accurate manner. The illustrations are appropriate for both children and adults. They are less revealing and/or "inapproprate" than classical art.
I heartily recommend this book!
Most hilarious and resourceful book July 13, 2006
I loved it! I thought the colorful illustrations were hilarious. The book not only entertains, it provides the reader with useful research information. Amusing sidebars poke fun at the primitive waste-disposal methods that prevailed through the ages. Readers will also be amazed to discover that baths were considered unhealthy during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. It was not until the discovery of germs in the mid-1800s that the importance of cleanliness was recognized, and it wasn't until 1851 that the White House had a bathtub with running water. My only concern about the use of this book within the classroom would be the colorful illustrations of naked peoples backsides. The language of the book was very easy to follow and comprehend, which would benefit students ages 5 - up.
 Factually Interesting...but Inappropriate March 31, 2006
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
While I found much of the information interesting, I thought the author and especially the illustrator crossed the line.
I do not find this book or its illustrations appropriate for elementary age children.
* Nudity
* Illustrations of men and women bathing together
* One illustration actually shows a woman's nipple
VERY INAPPROPRIATE and I am disappointed that my children's elementary school has this in its library.
A quick history of cleanliness. April 7, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A quick history about plumbing, bathing, and attitudes towards cleanliness! Lauber takes us on a jaunt through history starting with the cave man and his ideas about bathing. She then jumps to the ancient Middle East, and then moves on to Greece and Rome. Then she covers the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Lauber then moves to the United States, and the rest of the book focuses on modern bathing. The book is illustrated by John Manders (who does an excellent job adding bits of humor in his drawings), and does not include any photographs of ancient ruins or artifacts or the like. But there is still plenty of information--did you know that ancient Romans used a sponge on the end of a stick instead of toilet paper? The stick was rinsed in salty water after they used it. And that a flush toilet was invented in 1594? This is a readable nonfiction book that makes learning about the history of cleanliness fun.
Another great book by this author/illustrator team! August 19, 2001
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
After I had read their book on the history of dining, I couldn't wait for this one. Tubs, Toilets and Showers handles the awkward subjects of what you do in the bathroom and how people used to do it. It has vignettes from several cultures and time periods.Many children (and some adults) will be surprised to learn that the Europeans came to value cleanliness much later than did many other cultures. They may laugh to imagine how certain historical figures might have smelled. Since the book deals with bathing and eliminating, some of the illustrations do involve nudity. However, the illustrator has drawn the cartoons in such a way that genital areas are hidden. I would not find the drawings objectionable for young children. Baths and hygiene are often areas of conflict between parents and children. A book like this could give some perspective, and its humor could soften the family bathroom struggles.
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