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.