Deadliest #01: The Deadliest Diseases Then and Now

Deadliest #01: The Deadliest Diseases Then and Now
Deborah Hopkinson
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h191 x 132mm - 224pg
5 Oct 2021 US
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9781338360226
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Perfect for young readers of I Survived and the Who Was series! Packed with graphics, photos, and facts for curious minds, this is a gripping look at pandemics through the ages. The deadly outbreak of plague known as the Great Mortality, which struck Europe in the mid 1300s and raged for four centuries, wiped out more than 25 million people in the course of just two years. With its vicious onslaught, life changed for millions of people almost instantaneously. 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, we may be curious about pandemics of the past. Knowing how humans fought diseases long ago may help us face those of today. In this fast-paced, wide-ranging story filled with facts, pictures, and diagrams about diseases -- from plague to smallpox to polio to flu -- critically acclaimed Sibert Honor author Deborah Hopkinson brings voices from the past to life in this exploration of the deadliest diseases of then and now. Filled with more than 50 period photographs and illustrations, charts, facts, and pull-out boxes for eager nonfiction readers.

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Generously illustrated with black-and-white photographs, the book is extremely well researched and a valuable contribution to Holocaust literature. -- BooklistPraise for D-Day: The WWII Invasion that Changed History: * Hopkinson has compiled a comprehensive and absorbing overview. . . this insightful title, chock-full of primary sources, is a strong purchase. -- School Library Journal, starred reviewHopkinson is particularly adept at directing attention to the stories behind the heroic stories. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children' s BooksHow does an author sequentially chronicle multiple, rapidly developing, and simultaneous events and maintain not just coherence, but suspense? Hopkinson employs her signature kaleidoscopic style effectively here: synthesizing complex events into a compelling narrative arc, and sampling myriad voices to add texture and color to the story, while never losing sight of the bigger picture. -- The Horn Book Such major figures as Dwight D. Eisenhower and Omar Bradley get plenty of attention, but more is given to the experiences of the soldiers who waded ashore under fire or parachuted behind enemy lines. Hopkinson weaves their personal accounts with those of observations by Ernie Pyle and others to bring the invasion vividly to life. . . An attractively packaged, engrossing history that will appeal to readers fascinated with military strategy. -- Kirkus Reviews With thoroughness and clarity, this title brings D-Day into focus by breaking it down into components and focusing on human voices and perspectives. . . provides a wealth of information clearly presented alongside many black and white photos, resulting in an engaging read even for those who may not be interested in a book about military history. The complexity of the historical task undertaken, the challenges of the terrain, and the courage required of those involved is conveyed by the author without hyperbole and by allowing the participants to tell their own stories. Highly Recommended. -- School Library ConnectionPraise for Dive! World War II Stories of Sailors & Submarines in the Pacific: * Hopkinson crafts a gripping narrative. . . Fascinating World War II history for history buffs and browsers alike. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review* Readers wait anxiously alongside crew members amid silence and dangerous heat and oxygen levels as the submariners narrowly escape enemy detection or brace for depth charge explosions that rattle bones, fray nerves, and signal possible death. . . With a fascinating blend of submarine mechanics and tales of courage, readers will dive in deep. -- Booklist, starred review* It' s an appealing, engrossing package for readers fascinated by heroism and military strategy. -- The Horn Book, starred reviewThe real appeal, of course, is danger and heroism, and in drawing liberally from first-person accounts by surviving veterans, Hopkinson often emulates the tone of Greatest Generation memoir. . . 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Deborah Hopkinson is the acclaimed author of over 40 award-winning books, including Shutting Out the Sky, an NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book and a Jane Addams Peace Award Honor Book; Up Before Daybreak, a Carter G. Woodson Honor Award winner; Titanic: Voices from the Disaster, a YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist and Sibert Honor Book; Courage & Defiance: Stories of Spies, Saboteurs, and Survivors in World War II Denmark, a Sydney Taylor Notable Book and Orbis Pictus Recommended title; Dive! World War II Stories of Sailors & Submarines in the Pacific; D-Day: The World War II Invasion that Changed History; Sydney Taylor Notable Book We Had to be Brave: Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport; and We Must Not Forget: Holocaust Stories of Survival and Resistance. Deborah lives with her family near Portland, Oregon.
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ISBN-13: 9781338360226
Published: 5 Oct 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Scholastic US
Publisher: Scholastic US
Format: Paperback
Height: 191mm
Width: 132mm
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 272g
Pages: 224

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