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Plague-Busters!

Medicine's Battles with History's Deadliest Diseases

by Lindsey Fitzharris, Adrian Teal ...

From New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Fitzharris, a riveting middle grade nonfiction book about diseases that have shaped the course of human history.* " Chock-full of awesomely appalling medical history." — Shelf Awareness, starred review* " Engaging, informative, but also gross." — School Library Journal, starred reviewSchool Library Journal Best Book of 2023<br ... ... Read more

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From New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Fitzharris, a riveting middle grade nonfiction book about diseases that have shaped the course of human history.* " Chock-full of awesomely appalling medical history." — Shelf Awareness, starred review* " Engaging, informative, but also gross." — School Library Journal, starred reviewSchool Library Journal Best Book of 2023<br ...
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Dead Ends!

Flukes, Flops & Failures That Sparked Medical Marvels

by Lindsey Fitzharris, Adrian Teal ...

Illustrated by Adrian Teal ...

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year | A Chicago Public Library Best Kids' Book of the Year | A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearFrom New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Fitzharris, a riveting middle grade nonfiction book about medicine's most fascinating failures and dead ends.*Beheadings! Bloodletting! Bodysnatching!*Journey down a snaking road bristling with medicine's most a ... Read more

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A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year | A Chicago Public Library Best Kids' Book of the Year | A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearFrom New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Fitzharris, a riveting middle grade nonfiction book about medicine's most fascinating failures and dead ends.*Beheadings! Bloodletting! Bodysnatching!*Journey down a snaking road bristling with medicine's most a
... Read more

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Dead Ends!

Flukes, Flops & Failures That Sparked Medical Marvels

by Lindsey Fitzharris, Adrian Teal ...

Narrated by Hunter Johns ...

Unabridged

2 hours 40 min

Bloomsbury presents Dead Ends!: Flukes, Flops & Failures That Sparked Medical Marvels by Lindsey Fitzharris and Adrian Teal, read by Hunter JohnsFrom New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Fitzharris, a riveting middle grade nonfiction book about medicine's most fascinating failures and dead ends.Beheadings! Bloodletting! Bodysnatching! Journey down a snaking road bristling with medicine’s most ... Read more

$15.00 USD

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Bloomsbury presents Dead Ends!: Flukes, Flops & Failures That Sparked Medical Marvels by Lindsey Fitzharris and Adrian Teal, read by Hunter JohnsFrom New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Fitzharris, a riveting middle grade nonfiction book about medicine's most fascinating failures and dead ends.Beheadings! Bloodletting! Bodysnatching! Journey down a snaking road bristling with medicine’s most
... Read more

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Plague-Busters!

Medicine's Battles with History's Deadliest Diseases

by Lindsey Fitzharris, Adrian Teal ...

Narrated by Hunter Johns ...

Unabridged

2 hours 22 min

Bloomsbury presents Plague-Busters! by Lindsey Fitzharris and Adrian Teal, read by Hunter Johns.Smallpox! Rabies! Black Death! Throughout history humankind has been plagued by . . . well, by plagues. The symptoms of these diseases were gruesome—but the remedies were even worse.Get to know the ickiest illnesses that have infected humans and affected civilizations through the ages. Each chapter ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents Plague-Busters! by Lindsey Fitzharris and Adrian Teal, read by Hunter Johns.Smallpox! Rabies! Black Death! Throughout history humankind has been plagued by . . . well, by plagues. The symptoms of these diseases were gruesome—but the remedies were even worse.Get to know the ickiest illnesses that have infected humans and affected civilizations through the ages. Each chapter
... Read more

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History Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics

by Kate Messner ...

Illustrated by Falynn Koch ...

Series Book 6 - History Smashers
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 ... Read more

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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
... Read more

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Patient Zero (Revised Edition)

Solving the Mysteries of Deadly Epidemics

by Marilee Peters ...

Massive interest: the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed sales to over 28,000 copies of the first editionTHIS NEW, UPDATED EDITION INCLUDES:new interior design and coverRevised intro that frames epidemiology in light of Covid-19. This also includes an expanded list of definitions that now includes some of the terms readers will have heard on the news recently, like contact tracing, PPE, flattening the ... Read more

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Massive interest: the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed sales to over 28,000 copies of the first editionTHIS NEW, UPDATED EDITION INCLUDES:new interior design and coverRevised intro that frames epidemiology in light of Covid-19. This also includes an expanded list of definitions that now includes some of the terms readers will have heard on the news recently, like contact tracing, PPE, flattening the
... Read more
Bubonic Panic

When Plague Invaded America

by Gail Jarrow ...

Series series Deadly Diseases
Uncover the true story of America's first plague epidemic in 1900 in this book is perfect to share with young readers looking for a historical perspective of the Covid-19/Coronavirus pandemic that recently gripped the world.In March 1900, San Francisco's health department investigated a strange and horrible death in Chinatown. A man had died of bubonic plague, one of the world's deadliest diseases ... Read more

$10.99 USD

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Uncover the true story of America's first plague epidemic in 1900 in this book is perfect to share with young readers looking for a historical perspective of the Covid-19/Coronavirus pandemic that recently gripped the world.In March 1900, San Francisco's health department investigated a strange and horrible death in Chinatown. A man had died of bubonic plague, one of the world's deadliest diseases
... Read more

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The Human Body

by HP Newquist ...

Series Book 1 - Smithsonian: Invention & Impact
The science and inventions that make us who we are . . . literally!Did you know the first blood transfusions were between people and lambs? Or that the first prosthetic hand with a hook was created so a French soldier could hold the reins of his horse in battle? Or that scientists recently grew a nose?Invention & Impact, an exciting new series from PYRG-Smithsonian, introduces young readers to ... Read more

$8.99 USD

The science and inventions that make us who we are . . . literally!Did you know the first blood transfusions were between people and lambs? Or that the first prosthetic hand with a hook was created so a French soldier could hold the reins of his horse in battle? Or that scientists recently grew a nose?Invention & Impact, an exciting new series from PYRG-Smithsonian, introduces young readers to
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How They Croaked

The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous

by Georgia Bragg ...

Illustrated by Kevin O'Malley ...

This award-winning book for reluctant readers is a fascinating collection of remarkable deaths--and not for the faint of heart.Over the course of history, men and women have lived and died. In fact, getting sick and dying can be a big, ugly mess--especially before the modern medical care that we all enjoy today. From King Tut's ancient autopsy to Albert Einstein's great brain escape, How They ... Read more

$10.59 USD

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This award-winning book for reluctant readers is a fascinating collection of remarkable deaths--and not for the faint of heart.Over the course of history, men and women have lived and died. In fact, getting sick and dying can be a big, ugly mess--especially before the modern medical care that we all enjoy today. From King Tut's ancient autopsy to Albert Einstein's great brain escape, How They
... Read more

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It Hurts When I Poop!

A Story for Children Who Are Scared to Use the Potty

by Howard J. Bennett ...

Illustrated by Michael S. Weber ...

iParenting Media Award WinnerHelping children overcome their fear of pooping with colorful illustrations and a thoughtful story.Ryan is scared to use the potty. He is afraid to have a poop, because he's afraid it's going to hurt. He does NOT want to go. This story, along with Ryan's "poop program," will help young children gain the confidence they need to overcome this common problem and establish ... Read more

$8.69 USD

iParenting Media Award WinnerHelping children overcome their fear of pooping with colorful illustrations and a thoughtful story.Ryan is scared to use the potty. He is afraid to have a poop, because he's afraid it's going to hurt. He does NOT want to go. This story, along with Ryan's "poop program," will help young children gain the confidence they need to overcome this common problem and establish
... Read more
The Deadliest Diseases Then and Now (The Deadliest #1, Scholastic Focus)

by Deborah Hopkinson ...

Series Book 1 - The Deadliest
Perfect for young readers of I Survived and the Who Was series! Packed with graphics, photos, and facts for curious minds, this is a gripping look at pandemics through the ages.The deadly outbreak of plague known as the Great Mortality, which struck Europe in the mid 1300s and raged for four centuries, wiped out more than 25 million people in the course of just two years. With its vicious ... Read more

$5.99 USD

Perfect for young readers of I Survived and the Who Was series! Packed with graphics, photos, and facts for curious minds, this is a gripping look at pandemics through the ages.The deadly outbreak of plague known as the Great Mortality, which struck Europe in the mid 1300s and raged for four centuries, wiped out more than 25 million people in the course of just two years. With its vicious
... Read more
Evidence!

How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera

by Deborah Hopkinson ...

Illustrated by Nik Henderson ...

The incredible true story of the doctor who traced London's cholera outbreak to a single water pump, and went on to save countless lives through his groundbreaking research!Dr. John Snow is one of the most influential doctors and researchers in Western medicine, but before he rose to fame, he was just a simple community doctor who wanted to solve a mystery.In 19th century London, the spread of ... Read more

$11.99 USD

The incredible true story of the doctor who traced London's cholera outbreak to a single water pump, and went on to save countless lives through his groundbreaking research!Dr. John Snow is one of the most influential doctors and researchers in Western medicine, but before he rose to fame, he was just a simple community doctor who wanted to solve a mystery.In 19th century London, the spread of
... Read more

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