Reviews

All the Dirt: A History of Getting Clean by Katherine Ashenburg

jodyladuemcgrath's review against another edition

4.0

This was a great history on cleanliness and what was thought of being clean through the ages and throughout the world. It was very interesting. It was written in a way that children could easily understand but that adults would also find engaging. I really enjoyed this book. I would recommend this book as a nonfiction to grade schoolers, teachers and parents.

ljrinaldi's review against another edition

5.0

Very detailed, yet fun book about the history of cleanliness, all over the world, although the main focus is the Western world. If all you know about how people kept clean, in the past, is the Roman bathes and perfume, then this book will fill you in on the different ideas about cleanliness, as well as how people achieved it from ancient times, to the present.

Each chapter begins with a view of what it must have been like in the time period, to be clean, taken from source material. And how our view of cleanliness changed, as the times changed, how some thought it was more holy to be dirty and some people thought it was the opposite.

Good book to have in the classroom, or home. Apparently, this is a child's version of the adult book on dirt written by the same author.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

sarahfett's review against another edition

2.0

The information would be of interest to kids, but I do not like the layout. Too many fonts are used and the layout is not cohesive. Maybe they will change this before it is published.

I received an ARC on NetGalley.