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shelbymarie516's review
4.0
I don't think I realized how global this pandemic was. I wonder how the COVID pandemic compares. Especially with the fear fueling social media we have today but also the warning of instant news being constant and convenient.
as usual I do like the break down of details in these.
as usual I do like the break down of details in these.
liftyourheavyeyelids's review
5.0
I am surprised at how much I enjoyed this book, although I shouldn't be (history nerd & I was a history major in undergrad).
I love how this book takes a complex topic in history and condenses it down for a child to understand, but without talking down to them! I'm glad I finally gave one of these books a try, because I will now be recommending them to our 7th and 8th graders who need hilo books.
I love how this book takes a complex topic in history and condenses it down for a child to understand, but without talking down to them! I'm glad I finally gave one of these books a try, because I will now be recommending them to our 7th and 8th graders who need hilo books.
tracy_j's review
4.0
Did you know the phrase having a boo boo stems from the bubonic plague?? And that they sometimes flung the dead bodies with catapults during battle? Wild.
librariann's review
4.0
Did you think you came here for advance reviews of adult books and capslocking about romances? I'm sorry to disappoint, because I'm going hard on the middle grade leading up to summer reading at my library.
(Don't worry, I will continue to read as genre-erratically as always, and will surely post about completely different content quite soon.)
The WhoHQ books generally don't disappoint as overviews of a topic, and this was consistent with the series so far. You get a basic overview of the plague through history, with a focus on the middle-ages Black Death and scientific beliefs at the time. I got a reminder that the plague came in three forms: bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic. And we all felt lucky to live in a time when antibiotics exist.
Re: the cover - Mike dubbed it the best big head illustration he's seen on the series. He's not wrong.
(Don't worry, I will continue to read as genre-erratically as always, and will surely post about completely different content quite soon.)
The WhoHQ books generally don't disappoint as overviews of a topic, and this was consistent with the series so far. You get a basic overview of the plague through history, with a focus on the middle-ages Black Death and scientific beliefs at the time. I got a reminder that the plague came in three forms: bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic. And we all felt lucky to live in a time when antibiotics exist.
Re: the cover - Mike dubbed it the best big head illustration he's seen on the series. He's not wrong.
books10's review
4.0
I like these books even though they are short chapter books for kids. Sometimes I am just interested in finding out the basics of a topic and don’t care to go in-depth and read a 300-400 page book about it.
These books give me an overview, and I can decide if I want to learn more.
These books give me an overview, and I can decide if I want to learn more.
emmaborgia's review
4.0
Lots of good information! It definitely downplayed the role of religion in society's handling of the plague, but overall it paints a decent picture of various aspects of this disease. It's great that it has a bibliography, which is shockingly hard to find in non-fiction for younger audiences.
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