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description: Discover the true story about the determined engineer who fixed Londons pollution problem in this nonfiction picture book.Its the summer of 1858 and Londons River Thames STINKS. What is creating this revolting smell? The answer is gross: the river is full of poop. But the smell isnt the worst problem. Every few years cholera breaks out and thousands of people die. Could there be a connection between the foul water and the deadly disease? One engineer dreams of making London a cleaner healthier place. His name is Joseph Bazalgette. His grand plan to create a new sewer system to clean the river is an engineering marvel. And his sewers will save lives. Nothing stinky about that.
language: English
title: The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem
publisher: Simon & Schuster