Awards
- Winner of CCBC Choices 2017
- Winner of Chicago Public Library, Best of the Best Books 2016
- Winner of Kansas State Reading Circle Recommended Books 2016
- Winner of Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Books of the Year 2016
Overview
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A New York Public Library Best Book for Teens In March 1900, San Francisco's health department investigated a strange and horrible death in Chinatown. A man had died of bubonic plague, one of the world's deadliest diseases. But how could that be possible? Bubonic Panic tells the true story of America's first plague epidemic--the public health doctors who desperately fought to end it, the political leaders who tried to keep it hidden, and the brave scientists who uncovered the plague's secrets. Once again, acclaimed author and scientific expert Gail Jarrow brings the history of a medical mystery to life in vivid and exciting detail for young readers. This title includes photographs and drawings, a glossary, a timeline, further resources, an author's note, and source notes.
Full Product Details
Author: Gail Jarrow
Publisher: Calkins Creek
Imprint: Calkins Creek
Dimensions:
Width: 21.30cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 26.00cm
Weight: 0.930kg
ISBN: 9781620917381
ISBN 10: 1620917386
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 10 May 2016
Recommended Age: From 4
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
With a mesmerizing description of the suffering endured by bubonic plague victims, followed by several fascinatingly gruesome photographs depicting visible signs of the disease, Jarrow hooks readers from the start. This final installment of the author's 'Deadly Disease' trilogy is as compelling as the first two titles... Weaving in numerous photographs and newspaper clippings, Jarrow tells an absorbing story. Nonfiction that reads like a thriller--not to be missed. --School Library Journal, starred review Jarrow's detailed narrative and attention to the stories of the medical figures involved make this compelling reading. As in the previous volumes, the level of research on display is impressive... The large number of photographs and illustrations enhances the text, and the layout is graphically interesting without becoming distracting... A richly detailed exploration of a fascinating subject. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Author Information
Gail Jarrow's nonfiction books have received numerous awards and distinctions, including YALSA Nonfiction Award Nominations, an NCTE Orbis Pictus Recommended Book, National Science Teachers Association Recommended Book, Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal Best Books of the Year, and a VOYA Honor Book. A graduate of Duke University and Dartmouth College, she lives in Ithaca, New York. Visit her online at gailjarrow.com.
