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A History of Underwear with Professor Chicken

by Hannah Holt

A Surprisingly Broad History of Underwear

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A Surprisingly Broad History of Underwear

Hannah Holt turns the history of a private everyday garment into a tour across time and culture, from Paleolithic clothing to stories involving Henry VIII’s wives and Civil War surgeon Mary Walker. Korwin Briggs’s illustrations use chickens to model the examples, giving this nonfiction picture book a playful visual device alongside its historical subject. The book connects clothing with changing customs and practical needs, including Walker’s choice of attire for her work as a surgeon. Its unusual topic makes a familiar item of dress a doorway into history.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children interested in clothing, dress, and everyday objects
  • Young readers who enjoy history presented through humorous illustrations
  • Families and educators seeking a nonfiction picture book about history and culture

Themes

History of clothingCustoms across time and cultureClothing and practical needsNonfiction with humorous illustrations

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Book overview

Packed with information, hilariously but accurately (well...except for the chickens) illustrated, Hannah Holt and Korwin Briggs' A History of Underwear with Professor Chicken is sure to wedge its way into the annals of history-based picture books.

From Paleolithic loincloths to Henry VIII's wives wearing underwear on their heads to Mary Walker, a civil war surgeon who was arrested for wearing men's underwear and clothing to better work on patients, this book surveys the vast and fascinating history of our most private clothing.

Modeled by chickens, we trace the history of underwear from the very first discovery- a paleolithic nomad whose body was found completely preserved in ice. From there, we look across time and culture in this completely accessible, new take on boring old nonfiction picture books.

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