
Remaking the John
The Invention and Reinvention of the Toilet
Francesca Davis DiPiazza(Author)
Lerner Publishing Group
Published on 1. August 2014
Book
Hardback
64 pages
978-1-4677-2645-0 (ISBN)
Description
From ancient pit toilets to high-tech solar inventions that recycle and reuse human waste, Remaking the John tells the fascinating story of the toilet and its many incarnations over the centuries and across cultures.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Minneapolis
United States
Target group
Young adult
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
US School Grade: From Sixth Grade to Twelfth Grade, Reading Age: From 12 to 13 years, Interest Age: From 11 to 18 years
Product notice
With printed dust jacket
Library binding
Illustrations
Bibliography; Index
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 180 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4677-2645-0 (9781467726450)
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Person
Francesca Davis DiPiazza grew up loving the smell of books; but as soon as she saw a computer, she thought, Terrific! more ways to share more words with more people! Online since 1994, she still uses an orange 1970s rotary-dial phone. One of her cultural geography books for Lerner Publishing Group, Zimbabwe in Pictures, won the Society of School Librarians International Book Award.