Epidemics and Plagues

by Richard Walker

Book Overview

Children will be intrigued by the causes of deadly epidemics from the Black Death of medieval Europe to the devastating AIDS epidemic and, more importantly, will learn what can done to stop them from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0753460351
• ISBN13: 9780753460351
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Kingfisher
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.3" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

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This book covers many plagues and epidemics. Through history there have been many, such as small pox, the black death, and the bird flu. In the book it tells of how these could have been prevented. Also it tells of the medical advances that have been made to ward off these terrible plagues and epidemics. Some of the websites that were listed were no longer active. Kids that enjoy reading about science will enjoy this book.