Plagues and pandemics / Kate Messner ; illustrated by Falynn Koch.
Material type:
TextSeries: History smashersPublisher: New York : Random House Children's Books, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 231 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 20 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- cartographic image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780593120415 (hardback)
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childrens Non-Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Children's Non-fiction | Children's Non-fiction | 614.49 MES | Available | T00839934 | ||
| Childrens Non-Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Children's Non-fiction | Children's Non-fiction | 614.49 MES | Available | T00839933 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth about history's pandemics, from the Black Death to COVID-19. Perfect for fans of I Survived! and Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales .
During the Black Death in the 14th century, plague doctors wore creepy beaked masks filled with herbs. RIGHT?
WRONG! Those masks were from a plague outbreak centuries later--and most doctors never wore anything like that at all!
With a mix of sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels, acclaimed author Kate Messner delivers the whole truth about diseases like the bubonic plague, cholera, smallpox, tuberculosis, polio, influenza, and COVID-19.
Discover the nonfiction series that smashes everything you thought you knew about history! Don't miss History Smashers: The Mayflower , Women's Right to Vote , Pearl Harbor , Titanic , and American Revolution .
Black Death -- small pox -- cholera -- polio -- Spanish flu -- vaccines -- vaccination --
With a mix of sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels, this book uncovers the hidden truths about history's pandemics, from the Black Death to COVID-19.
Ages 8-12.