Bibliograph

The deadliest diseases then and now, by Deborah Hopkinson

Type

Label

The deadliest diseases then and now, by Deborah Hopkinson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-190) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

Ages 7-10Grades 4-6

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The deadliest diseases then and now

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

by Deborah Hopkinson

Summary

Deadly pandemics have always been a part of life, from the Great Mortality of the Middle Ages, to the Spanish Influenza outbreak of 1918, to the eruption of COVID-19 in our own century. Many of these diseases might have seemed like things to read about in history books -- until the unthinkable happened, and our own lives were turned upside down by the emergence of the novel coronavirus. As we learn more about COVID-19, knowing how humans fought diseases long ago may help us face those of today. In this centuries-spanning narrative filled with facts, pictures, and diagrams, Sibert Honor author Deborah Hopkinson brings voices from the past to life in an exploration of the deadliest diseases of then and now

Target audience

juvenile

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