The War Against Smallpox

By Louise Spilsbury

Book Overview

Like many viruses, smallpox is highly contagious. It's also dreadful, deadly, and thanks to microscopes and modern technology--now officially eradicated. This fascinating book explains how a concerted effort to produce a vaccine and distribute it around the world helped eliminate the deadly scourge by 1980.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1427151407
• ISBN13: 9781427151407
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.9" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6