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Author Giblin, James Cross, 1933-2016.

Title When plague strikes : the Black Death, smallpox, AIDS / by James Cross Giblin ; woodcuts by David Frampton.

Publication Info. New York : HarperCollins, [1995]
©1995

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Children's & Young Adult Collection  CH/YA 614.49 Giblin Whe 1995        Gift of Susan Mandel Glazer
Description xii, 212 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
age Children
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-204) and index.
Contents Black death -- Out of the east -- Between two raging fires -- Looking for scapegoats -- Changed world -- Plague returns -- Smallpox -- Mysterious death of a pharaoh -- Smallpox conquers the new world -- Inoculation: Godsend or dangers -- Dr. Jenner's marvelous vaccine -- End of smallpox -- Mysterious new disease -- Frustrations and fears -- One mystery is solved -- Actor named Rock -- Normal happy teenager -- Losses and memorials -- No end in sight.
Summary Compassionate and arresting, this exploration of three major diseases that have changed the course of history the bubonic plague, smallpox, and AIDS chronicles their fearsome death toll, their lasting social, economic, and political implications, and how medical knowledge and treatments have advanced as a result of the crises they have occasioned. "A book that would serve well for reports, but it is also a fascinating read." School Library Journal.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR UG 9.8 7.0 11849.
Provenance Gift of Susan Mandel Glazer
Subject Plague -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Plague.
History.
Smallpox -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Smallpox.
AIDS (Disease) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
AIDS (Disease)
Genre/Form Literature.
History.
Juvenile works.
Added Author Frampton, David, illustrator.
Other Form: Online version: Giblin, James. When plague strikes. New York : HarperCollins, ©1995 (OCoLC)603646791
Online version: Giblin, James. When plague strikes. New York : HarperCollins, ©1995 (OCoLC)608608539
ISBN 0060258543
9780060258542
0060258640 (paperback)
9780060258641 (paperback)
0064461955
9780064461955