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Beccia, Carlyn

I Feel Better with a Frog in My Throat: History's Strangest Cures

48 pp. | Houghton | October, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-547-22570-8 $17.99
(3) K-3 Tongue-in-cheek warnings to readers ("Some cures in this book are gross") set the tone for this look at long-ago remedies for eight common complaints (cough, fever, etc.). For each, an introductory page presents three potential cures, challenging readers to decide which was real; a page turn reveals the answer. Understated caricature illustrations reflect the volume's humor. Bib.
Reviewer: Gail Hedges

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