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When Plague Strikes: The Black Death, Smallpox, AIDS
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4 out of 5
Based on 281 Ratings and 119 Reviews

Book Description
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 ... More
Book Information
PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
BindingPaperback (8 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages224
ISBN-100064461955
ISBN-13978-0064461955
Publication Date04/11/1997
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About James Cross Giblin (Author) : James Cross Giblin is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of James Cross Giblin include Did Fleming Rescue Churchill?: A Research ... more
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About David Frampton (Illustrator) : David Frampton is a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of David Frampton include Mr. Ferlinghetti's Poem, The Song Of Francis ... more
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