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Outbreak! Plagues That Changed History

Author Bryn Barnard
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$8.99 US
RH Childrens Books | Dragonfly Books
9"W x 12"H x 0.16"D   | 9 oz | 48 per carton
On sale Aug 04, 2015 | 48 Pages | 9780553522228
Age 8-12 years | Grades 3-7
Reading Level: Lexile 1080L | Fountas & Pinnell Z
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“An engrossing introduction for young adult readers to the chillingly topical subject of man vs. microbe.” —The Wall Street Journal
 
Did the Black Death destroy medieval Europe? Did cholera pave the way for modern Manhattan? Did yellow fever help end the slave trade? Remarkably, the answer to all of these questions is yes. Time and again, diseases have impacted the course of human history in surprisingly powerful ways. From influenza to smallpox, from tuberculosis to yellow fever, Bryn Barnard describes the symptoms and paths of the world’s worst diseases—and how the epidemics they spawned have changed history forever.
 
Filled with fascinating, often gory details about disease and history, Outbreak! is a wonderful combination of science and history.
  • WINNER
    New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
  • NOMINEE
    Indiana Young Hoosier Award
Bryn Barnard is an author and illustrator whose books include The Genius of Islam; Outbreak! Plagues that Changed History; and Dangerous Planet: Natural Disasters that Changed History. Find him online at brynbarnard.com and @brynbarnard. View titles by Bryn Barnard

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“An engrossing introduction for young adult readers to the chillingly topical subject of man vs. microbe.” —The Wall Street Journal
 
Did the Black Death destroy medieval Europe? Did cholera pave the way for modern Manhattan? Did yellow fever help end the slave trade? Remarkably, the answer to all of these questions is yes. Time and again, diseases have impacted the course of human history in surprisingly powerful ways. From influenza to smallpox, from tuberculosis to yellow fever, Bryn Barnard describes the symptoms and paths of the world’s worst diseases—and how the epidemics they spawned have changed history forever.
 
Filled with fascinating, often gory details about disease and history, Outbreak! is a wonderful combination of science and history.

Awards

  • WINNER
    New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
  • NOMINEE
    Indiana Young Hoosier Award

Author

Bryn Barnard is an author and illustrator whose books include The Genius of Islam; Outbreak! Plagues that Changed History; and Dangerous Planet: Natural Disasters that Changed History. Find him online at brynbarnard.com and @brynbarnard. View titles by Bryn Barnard

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