The Bizarre History of Beauty

Covering everything from makeup to hair and bathing to body modification, this series looks at bizarre ideas about appearance throughout history, examining the strange practices people have taken up to alter their bodies. It explores cultural influences on how people want to look and changing attitudes towards beauty throughout the ages. Specially themed sidebars examine deadly practices that people turned to in order to enhance their looks, from using lead powder to applying leeches. High interest features bring particularly notable or entertaining characters into sharp focus.
? Material is connected to science and history curriculum standards
? Fascinating material comes alive with full-color art
? Each book includes a timeline to provide easy reference