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How Underwear Got under There A Brief History

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ISBN-10: 0147514487

ISBN-13: 9780147514486

Edition: 2015

Authors: Kathy Shaskan, Regan Dunnick

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I see London, I see France...here’s a book about underpants! Did you know that warriors at the time of Genghis Khan invented arrow-resistant silk underwear? Or that the recommended age to begin wearing a corset in the late 1800s was four years old? Or that King Tut had a particular fondness for underwear? He was buried with 145 pairs! This lively text consists of ten chapters on various aspects of underwear, including the social and historical ramifications of different undergarments and their development for warmth, support, protection, cleanliness, and status. Regan Dunnick’s clever illustrations and Kathy Shaskan's accessible text is giggle-worthy, page-turning, and well-researched. From…    
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Book details

List price: $7.99
Copyright year: 2015
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date: 4/14/2015
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 5.12" wide x 7.72" long x 0.24" tall
Weight: 0.176
Language: English

Author Joan Holub graduated from college in Texas with a fine arts degree. She illustrated her first published children's book in 1992 and began illustrating full time, shortly thereafter. She sold her first two manuscripts in 1996 and has since become a full time author. She has written and/or illustrated over 130 children's books, including the Goddess Girls and Heroes in Training Series. Her title Mighty Dads, illustrated by James Dean, made the New York Times bestseller list in 2014.Regan is an internationally known illustrator. He has won numerous awards and his works are in the permanent collection of the Library of Congress. He has been selected to such major exhibitions as the…