Plague!
Farndon, John2016
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This title for school students focuses on some of the true horrors people faced in the past as a result of worldwide killer diseases and plague. From the Black Death to the Pox and Yellow Fever to the Spanish Flu, and many more. Discover details about the gruesome symptoms and some of the bizarre treatments used by medics from the past in an attempt to treat them.
Main title:
Plague! / by John Farndon ; illustrated by Venitia Dean.
Author:
Farndon, JohnDean, Venitia, 1976-, illustrator
Imprint:
Edenbridge, Kent : Hungry Tomato, 2016.©2016
Collation:
32 pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes index.
Audience:
Interest grade level: Upper primary.
Contents:
Introduction -- The oldest killer -- The Black Death -- The Great Plague -- The White Plague -- The Pox -- Napoleon's nightmare -- Chollera -- Yellow Fever -- Spanish Flu -- Pastilential times -- Gruesome symptoms.
ISBN:
9781910684610 (paperback)
Dewey class:
616.9232
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
340715
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