Do you ever wonder where the stuff around you all came from? No, not from eBay. I mean, who had the amazing idea of making a mobile phone or the annoying idea of building a school? For example, did you know that Velcro was invented by a dog and WiFi by a movie star? (Spoiler alert - it wasn't Zendaya.) In the fourth laugh-out-loud book from Adam Kay and Henry Paker, you'll learn all about the coolest, grossest and most ridiculous inventions in the world. You'll meet the queen who used the first ever toilet, learn why margarine used to be full of maggots and find out why Ancient Greeks wiped their bums on dinner plates. Oh, and hopefully some slightly more useful facts as well... An A to Kay to Z of the random, ridiculous and revolutionary inventions that changed our lives. (And some that definitely didn't . . .) Praise for Kay's Anatomy- 'An enjoyably gross look at the human body. Hours of gruesome fun guaranteed' i 'Like listening to a teacher who makes pupils fall about' Sunday Times 'Totally brilliant!' Jacqueline Wilson 'Fun and informative' Malorie Blackman 'Very funny - this exciting book is bound to inspire the next generation of medics' Sunday Express Praise for Kay's Marvellous Medicine- 'A ridiculously funny read that will delight, gross out and educate all at the same time' Independent 'Educational and entertaining. It should be on the national curriculum!' Harry Hill 'Completely marvellous and very funny' BookTrust

Sick to death of Millennium Fever? Desperate for some Millennium Bug Spray? Here's the cure for all your woes, a hilarious anti-millennial book from Canada's top cartoonists and satirists, guaranteed to see you safely through the year 2000. Full of spleen and wit, cartoons and lampoons, the book covers important topics like: sex trends we'll see in the new millennium; the worst inventions of the last 2000 years; suggestions for the perfect millennial pet--and many, many more. Prepare for Y2K by learning what new TV programs we're likely to be watching and what foods we'll be eating. And what of the latest designer genes? "2000 Reasons to Hate the Millennium--don't leave this century without it!