TOOTHWORMS AND SPIDER JUICE

TOOTHWORMS AND SPIDER JUICE:

AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF DENTISTRY

Hardback ISBN #0761314652

*BANK STREET COLLEGE OF EDUCATION: Children's Books of the Year- 2001

*NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES/CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL: Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People-2001

A non-fiction middle-grade, history/science book that fits in well with the study of ancient times and the Middle Ages in the sixth and seventh grades. It will also work well with science classes in elementary, middle school, and high school levels. It is a complete survey of dentistry from ancient times up to modern dental inventions.

SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL REVIEW February 2000

"A carefully researched history of dentistry from 3000 B.C.E. to the present…"

"…The book’s format is attractive with wide margins; clear and informal language; and helpful black-and-white photographs, drawings, and historical reproductions…"

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE REVIEW 2000:

"…This is an excellent book for either a social studies or science class focused upon the emergence of scientific method."

ACCESS (American Dental Hygienists’ Association Publication) REVIEW April 2000:

"Loretta Ichord, RDA, has written a remarkable book on the history of dentistry, a fascinating confection of little-known facts and fables about how people have regarded and treated their teeth through the ages."

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