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History Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics

by Kate Messner

Rethinking the history of pandemics

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Rethinking the history of pandemics

From the Black Death to COVID-19, Kate Messner examines how familiar stories about disease can blur details from different eras. The book corrects the misconception that beaked plague-doctor masks were common during the 14th-century Black Death, then takes up diseases including cholera, smallpox, tuberculosis, polio, and influenza. Sidebars, illustrations, photographs, and graphic panels give the historical material a varied visual format. The result is a history-focused account that pairs major outbreaks with attention to the myths and mistaken impressions that surround them.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Ages 9–12 interested in history and nonfiction
  • Readers curious about pandemics and the history of disease
  • Readers who enjoy illustrated nonfiction with sidebars and graphic panels

Themes

Pandemics through historyHistorical myths and misconceptionsDisease and society

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Book overview

Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth about history's pandemics, from the Black Death to COVID-19. Perfect for fans of I Survived! and Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales.

During the Black Death in the 14th century, plague doctors wore creepy beaked masks filled with herbs. RIGHT?
WRONG! Those masks were from a plague outbreak centuries later--and most doctors never wore anything like that at all!

With a mix of sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels, acclaimed author Kate Messner delivers the whole truth about diseases like the bubonic plague, cholera, smallpox, tuberculosis, polio, influenza, and COVID-19.

Discover the nonfiction series that smashes everything you thought you knew about history! Don't miss History Smashers: The Mayflower, Women's Right to Vote, Pearl Harbor, Titanic, and American Revolution.
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