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A History of Underwear with Professor Chicken

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A very serious, comprehensive nonfiction picture book about the complicated history of underwear . . . with chickens.

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, the history of underwear is traced 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.

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

Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 19 reviews)

Claire E. ★★★★★

My kids laughed so hard at the chickens modeling Henry VIII's wives' head-underwear that I had to read it twice. The Paleolithic loincloth section is surprisingly accurate for a book starring poultry, and it somehow made real history stick.

Natalie ★★★★★

I bought this as a gag gift but ended up reading the whole thing myself before wrapping it. The section on Henry VIII's wives wearing underwear on their heads is the kind of absurd historical detail I didn't know I needed, and my friend laughed so hard at the chicken court jester that she nearly cho

Thomas D. ★★★★★

My kids and I have read this cover to cover three times already. The section on Henry VIII's wives wearing underwear on their heads had us both laughing and genuinely fascinated by the historical detail.

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