You can feel it coming on - that terrible, tortuous ITCH. As irritating as an itch is, it is also your body’s way of sending you a message you can’t miss, like you’ve brushed up against poison ivy or lice have taken up residence in your hair. None of which you’d know without that telltale itch!
And there are so many things that make us itch - from fungus to fleas, mosquitoes to nettles, poison ivy to tarantulas!
Combining history, anatomy, laugh-out-loud illustrations, and even tips to avoid - and soothe - the itch, Anita Sanchez and Gilbert Ford take readers on an intriguing (and sometimes disgusting) look into what makes you scratch.
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Anita Sanchez spent her early childhood on Cape Ann, the site of The Invasion of Sandy Bay . A graduate of Vassar College, she has been an environmental educator for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for thirty years. She is the author of The Teeth of the Lion: The Story of the Beloved and Despised Dandelio
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