Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
The Story of Medicine
Judy Lindsay · 2003
74/100
👍 Worth It
Judy Lindsay's genuinely global approach — ancient Egypt, China, India, Greece, Rome, and forward — sets this apart from Eurocentric alternatives, and the British Museum archive illustrations are a real asset for middle-grade readers. The brief-chapter format means nothing goes very deep, and the 'future of medicine' sections are now two decades old, which limits its utility as a reference. Still a solid, well-illustrated school-library choice for a 9-to-13 audience.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety95
substance72
craft70
originality76
accuracy70
hype84
age-fit82
human-eye72
Penny’s verdict74
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