The Tale of the Toilet is a delightfully entertaining non-fiction story bound to entertain children and inspire learning about the history of plumbing and toilet that dates back from a very long time. How toilet are similar or different from other parts of the world.
From all around the globe everyone has the same problem “the stink” with regards about the toilet and doing the no. 1 even Queen Elizabeth of England who had a toilet constructed inside her house. Until the year 1775, the English inventor Alexander Cumming figured out a way. Instead of using a straight pipe to connect the toilet to the sewage line, he made it S-shaped.
Author: Veena Prasad Illustrator: Greystroke
Sample Page from The Tale of the Toilet
It’s a big job, it’s number one priority and number two is pretty
important too, because you can never ignore nature’s call. So when you gotta go, you gotta go!
Some people can do this business inside their houses, some have to go outside. Some pour water after it’s done, others need not.
It’s different in different parts of the world, just as it was different at different times in history.
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Yes. It was very interesting way to learn about toilets 🙂
I think kids love toilet humour, so what better way to learn bit of STEM, namely engineering history, than the toilet right? I enjoyed it myself, what we take for granted sometimes…
Thanks for writing what you wrote.Now kids know and even some grown ups know where it goes now very important and informative thx for the story👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾.I am a kid myself,now I know more about that.
Hi Amanda, I think the reading level is more like third grade, but for reading to, I bet the first graders would enjoy the topics, thanks for your comment!
it was interesting because itś nice to know that your ancestors pee and poop used to go and makes you glad you didnt live back then and get a chamber pot dumped over your head.
Yes. It was very interesting way to learn about toilets 🙂
its wierd 😒🤦♀️👀
Interesting. …
Haha 😂 that was funny and gross at the same time
This book is crappy
Hi Ethan….I think it’s meant to be crappy! It is a kids book about toilets afterall 🙂
this is my first time here i love it becausethe tiolets are wrong ha ha ha ha ha ha and they did not brush there teeth really ha ha ha ha ha ha
i like how u can flip the pages
it was about toilets and how to make unrie say in the toilet
Very funny book. Also very informative.
It’s funny
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA LOLOLOLOL WHAT A FUNNY BOOK XD
I think kids love toilet humour, so what better way to learn bit of STEM, namely engineering history, than the toilet right? I enjoyed it myself, what we take for granted sometimes…
Yes its infomational
Thanks for writing what you wrote.Now kids know and even some grown ups know where it goes now very important and informative thx for the story👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾.I am a kid myself,now I know more about that.
it is very interesting
Omg! Very informational but, a little wordy for my 1st graders! They thought it was funny!
Hi Amanda, I think the reading level is more like third grade, but for reading to, I bet the first graders would enjoy the topics, thanks for your comment!
it was interesting because itś nice to know that your ancestors pee and poop used to go and makes you glad you didnt live back then and get a chamber pot dumped over your head.
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The book was very informative for me.
The book was awesome. I some times wonder where poop and pee go when they’re flushed.
depends on where you live, if you live in a trailer then it goes into a septic tank but if your in the city it goes of course into the sewer
a very interesting story. I like the way what you wrote.