Historical past Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics
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Myths! Lies! Secrets and techniques! Uncover the hidden reality about historical past’s pandemics, from the Black Loss of life to COVID-19. Good for followers of I Survived! and Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales.
In the course of the Black Loss of life within the 14th century, plague docs wore creepy beaked masks crammed with herbs. RIGHT?
WRONG! These masks have been from a plague outbreak centuries later–and most docs by no means wore something like that in any respect!
With a mixture of sidebars, illustrations, images, and graphic panels, acclaimed creator Kate Messner delivers the entire reality about illnesses just like the bubonic plague, cholera, smallpox, tuberculosis, polio, influenza, and COVID-19.
Uncover the nonfiction collection that smashes every thing you thought you knew about historical past! Do not miss Historical past Smashers: The Mayflower, Girls’s Proper to Vote, Pearl Harbor, Titanic, and American Revolution.
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Writer : Random Home Books for Younger Readers (October 5, 2021)
Language : English
Paperback : 240 pages
ISBN-10 : 059312040X
ISBN-13 : 978-0593120408
Studying age : 8 – 12 years
Lexile measure : 1110L
Grade stage : 3 – 7
Merchandise Weight : 2.31 kilos
Dimensions : 5.13 x 0.62 x 7.63 inches
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Heidi Grange –
An important and well done book.
As with her other History Smasher titles, Messner presents middle grade readers with a solid introduction to disease and the wide variety of beliefs about their causes and treatments. Her focus is on addressing some of the many lies and myths that have been accepted as truth at various times and places in human history. Using sidebars, cartoon-like illustrations, photographs, and comics, Messner and Koch share with readers a fascinating introduction to the world of pandemics and vaccines. She shares information about a variety of different diseases and how the world has adapted to them. I especially enjoyed her brief introduction to some of the many ‘health care heroes’ who have helped to fight disease over the centuries. The book is very readable which for a challenging topic like this is very important, Messner makes a difficult topic understandable for the intended audience. The back matter is through and makes it clear that Messner worked hard to get things right. I loved the fact that she doesn’t hold back, she presents things as they are and clearly points out the harm that various lies and myths have caused over the years, including misplaced blame. The nature of the topic guarantees that things get a bit gruesome at times. But for young readers interested in the topic this is a fabulous and important book.
Mousie Hahn –
Great for Middle Schoolers
I read a few chapter from this book to my sixth grade students and they absolutely loved it. It is at an appropriate age level for them to comprehend and engage with. Kids were arguing over who got to read the comic sections of the book for the class! Loved it!
Sylvia –
Easy to read, full of interesting information
I bought this for my grandson for Christmas and he loves it. It’s another book from this series for his collection.
Live Outside –
Very interesting information that covers a lot of history – loved how the information was presented
I love this series! I find the information inside these books interesting, fun, and entertaining. Even the smallest detail or fact, the author presents the information in such a way that makes it engaging and gives me the, âwell, isnât that interestingâ feeling. I just wish my brain could absorb all this information so I could retrieve it later.
Using a variety of illustrations including comics, realistic photos, graphs and charts, the author presents a variety of material in this book. I think this helps the reader absorb everything that this book has to offer. The pages are splashed with a variety of different types of fonts, ranging in different sizes to grab the reader and pull them in. There is something in this book for everyone. This book was not geared for me (50+ years old), but I really enjoyed this book. I mean I really enjoy this whole series.
Do you know:
⢠Where the image of the AMA/WHO arrived from? Do you know what an asclepeion is? Perhaps the cures of the past are not all that different than the ones used today.
⢠The ancient Chinese people created their own immunization for smallpox? It didnât involve getting a shot, but it sure helped them with this disease.
⢠It was the discovery of germs that created a huge scientific breakthrough? Two diseases helped scientists discover what germs were.
⢠How the March of Dimes got their name? This I found was very interesting.
From the earliest discoveries to what our world is facing now with Covid, this book covers it. There is quite a bit of information about Covid as this discovery and its path will shape our future and itâs fresh on everyoneâs mind. This is an excellent book with lots of information and one to check out. Well, you should check out other books in this series also. 5 stars
Phil –
Another 5 stars for Kate Messner
My daughter is 8 and loves history. We are huge fans of this author. My husband, daughter, and I enjoyed reading and discussing the topics of this book. Her book is throughly cited with sources and she provides references, which I used for deeper discussions. If you have a child interested in history or in medicine this is a great book for them. The author never lingers too long on one topic which I found best at keeping my daughterâs interest. A definite favorite!
M. l. Sangie –
You can learn from this
This is awesome. You can learn from this bookâ a lot. This can be for 4th to 6th graders. You should get this.
nat –
Keep politics out of kids books please
I learned some interesting facts but didnât appreciate the excessive politicization of Covid and the condescending tone towards supposed science deniers ð
sakisura –
Very biased and untrue information
Staes lots of information about covid-19 that is not real stuff no one knows to be true yet. Biased and pro vaccine. Dismisses all criticisms of the vaccine. Too much author opinion and lacks facts. Wish I could return.