That's Sick!
12-meter-long tape worms
How do tapeworms even get into our intestines? This book will tell you. It will introduce you to the nastiest and creepiest diseases of all time which left people with nothing more than prayers to cure them.
Why did sailors suddenly start loving sauerkraut, and why were beer-drinking workers better off during times of cholera than everyone else in the city? Birte Müller‘s writing is so candid and engaging that you’ll find yourself reading her book feverishly. You might even get goosebumps from shivering. Or a stomach ache from laughing. And if you dare to think “that was just all in the past!” you’d be mistaken, as COVID-19 has taught us differently...
Yannick de la Pêche’s wonderful pictures provide just the right dose of morbid charm and wit. From the drama of the plague to athlete’s foot – nothing is off limits in this book!
- You will laugh uncontrollably, learn things and feel disgusted - all at the same time!
- A very different health book for kids
- Birte Müller’s previous books have been translated into 14 languages
Birte Müller
Birte Müller, born in 1973, lives with her family in Hamburg. She studied Book Illustration in Hamburg and Mexiko and organizes readings and workshops with children world-wide. Her picture books have been published in 14 languages.
Yannick de la Pêche
Yannick de la Pêche, born in 1992, has been a freelance illustrator since 2015 and lives in Hamburg. Besides drawing, he loves films, his plants and is crazy about old racing bikes.
