I am thrilled to show you the cover for my forthcoming book with National Geographic Kids, entitled Dog Days of History. It’s the history of the human/dog relationship from ancient times to the present. Releasing March 27th, 2018!
In 19th-century London, water companies made no effort to filter the drinking water pumped in from the Thames. On several occasions, live eels came wriggling out of people's faucets.
source: Liza Picard, Victorian London: The Life of a City 1840 - 1870