The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem
Author: Paeff, Colleen
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.6
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
2239
Points per Word
0.000223
Page Count
40
Points per Page
0.0125
Description
This picture book tells the story of Joseph Bazalgette, a 19th century engineer who designed London's first comprehensive sewage system. In doing so, he saved thousands of lives from cholera outbreaks that regularly plagued the city.