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Kay's Marvellous Medicine
- A Gross and Gruesome History of the Human Body
- Narrated by: Adam Kay, Jan Ravens, Dan Tetsell
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
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Brought to you by Puffin.
The brand-new, hilarious book from best-selling, record-breaking author Adam Kay.
The olden days were pretty fun if you liked wearing chainmail or chopping people's heads off, but there was one tiny little problem back then...doctors didn't have the slightest clue about how our bodies worked.
It's time to find out why Ancient Egyptians thought the brain was just a useless load of old stuffing that might as well be chucked in the bin, why teachers forced their pupils to smoke cigarettes, why hairdressers would cut off their customers' legs and why people used to get paid for farting. (Unfortunately that's no longer a thing - sorry.)
You'll get answers to questions like:
- Why did patients gargle with wee?
- How did a doctor save people's lives using a washing machine, a can of beans and some old sausages?
- What was the great stink? (No, it's not what doctors call your bum.)
If you're sure you're ready, then pop a peg on your nose (there was a lot of stinky pus back then), pull on your wellies (there was a lot of poo there, too), wash your hands (because they certainly didn't) and explore this gross and gruesome history of the human body!
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- D. Kilgariff
- 24-03-22
great book
My kids loved this book .A very interesting and amusing listen .Great for listening on school run .
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- volovant101
- 13-10-23
brilliant
absolutely amazing,my brother literally listens to it when he sleeps,it’s a funny audio book but it educates you at the same time 11/10 would strongly recommend xx
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- Danielle Richardson
- 24-01-24
Greece
I liked the blood and true or poo and I liked the comments by aunt prunella.
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- anonymous customer
- 11-01-23
Good
Dez nuts
Sksksk Saskatoon as s as s s. S s s s s s s I love this
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- Michaela Steigerova
- 17-10-23
Rlly good
It’s good for kids 8-12 if they like to have a head start on medicine
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- ppk
- 03-01-24
Adam Kay is really funny 🤣
Really funny and kids loved learning about how medicine has changed over the years in mostly hilarious way
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- MISSELEANOR R NEWBIGIN
- 29-02-24
One of the best books I’ve ever listened to!🎧
Amazing 🤩 this book actually really helped me at a public speaking competition and my speech was about the first anaesthesia.👍😛😁🫶🏻
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- PP
- 15-11-21
Amazing book reviewed by a 9 year old
I am going listen to this on repeat till Adam Kay writes a new book. It is the best
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- Ben Robinson
- 08-07-22
Yesssss funny nice :)
It’s good (I just googled your dogs. They very cute.) YES Kay’s marvellous medicine is super funny and good for kids8-13 maybe? 🖤❤️💜🐕🐩🦮😍🫁🧠🫀👁👅🦷👄👂🫵👨🏻
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-11-23
Magnificent
Magnificent, funny amazing 10 out of 10 totally recommend. Especially for kids who don’t like learning
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