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What Was the Plague?

by Roberta Edwards
Who HQ
ebook
Oh, rats! It's time to take a deeper look at what caused the Black Death—the deadliest pandemic recorded in human history.
While the coronavirus COVID-19 changed the world in 2020, it still isn't the largest and deadliest pandemic in history. That title is held by the Plague. This disease, also known as the "Black Death," spread throughout Asia, Africa, and Europe in the fourteenth century and claimed an astonishing 50 million lives by the time it officially ended. Author Roberta Edwards takes readers back to these grimy and horrific years, explaining just how this pandemic began, how society reacted to the disease, and the impact it left on the world.
With 80 black-and-white illustrations and an engaging 16-page photo insert, readers will be excited to read this latest additon to Who HQ!
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Series: What Was? Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group

Kindle Book

  • Release date: November 9, 2021

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780593383674
  • Release date: November 9, 2021

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780593383674
  • File size: 64737 KB
  • Release date: November 9, 2021

Formats

Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Health & Fitness History Juvenile Nonfiction Geography

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:6.8
Lexile® Measure:950
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:5-6

Oh, rats! It's time to take a deeper look at what caused the Black Death—the deadliest pandemic recorded in human history.
While the coronavirus COVID-19 changed the world in 2020, it still isn't the largest and deadliest pandemic in history. That title is held by the Plague. This disease, also known as the "Black Death," spread throughout Asia, Africa, and Europe in the fourteenth century and claimed an astonishing 50 million lives by the time it officially ended. Author Roberta Edwards takes readers back to these grimy and horrific years, explaining just how this pandemic began, how society reacted to the disease, and the impact it left on the world.
With 80 black-and-white illustrations and an engaging 16-page photo insert, readers will be excited to read this latest additon to Who HQ!
Expand title description text
Health & Fitness History Juvenile Nonfiction Geography