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Plague-Busters! : Medicine's Battles with History's Deadliest Diseases by Lindsey Fitzharris and Adrian Teal (2023, Hardcover)

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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-101547606037

ISBN-139781547606030

eBay Product ID (ePID)22058374645

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Book TitlePlague-Busters! : Medicine's Battles with History's Deadliest Diseases

Number of Pages160 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2023

TopicSocial Topics / Death & Dying, Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries, Internal Medicine, Science & Nature / History of Science

IllustratorTeal, Adrian

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction, Medical

AuthorLindsey Fitzharris, Adrian Teal

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight19 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width6.4 in

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Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2022-059202

Reviews"An entertaining, accessible, and satisfyingly disgusting history of six diseases . . . an equally worthy choice for researchers and browsing pathologists." -- Booklist "A lively illustration of the perils of illness in the olden days." -- Kirkus Reviews "* An excellent biography of a genuine miracle worker." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review), on THE FACEMAKER "* Meticulously researched and compulsively readable." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review), on THE FACEMAKER "This book is riveting. It is gruesome but it is also uplifting . . . What a triumph." -- Mary Roach, author of FUZZ and STIFF, on THE FACEMAKER "Atmospheric . . . The story it tells is one of abiding fascination." -- Jennifer Senior, The New York Times, on THE BUTCHERING ART, "A lively illustration of the perils of illness in the olden days." -- Kirkus Reviews "* An excellent biography of a genuine miracle worker." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review), on THE FACEMAKER "* Meticulously researched and compulsively readable." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review), on THE FACEMAKER "This book is riveting. It is gruesome but it is also uplifting . . . What a triumph." -- Mary Roach, author of FUZZ and STIFF, on THE FACEMAKER "Atmospheric . . . The story it tells is one of abiding fascination." -- Jennifer Senior, The New York Times, on THE BUTCHERING ART, "* An excellent biography of a genuine miracle worker." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review), on THE FACEMAKER "* Meticulously researched and compulsively readable." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review), on THE FACEMAKER "This book is riveting. It is gruesome but it is also uplifting . . . What a triumph." -- Mary Roach, author of FUZZ and STIFF, on THE FACEMAKER "Atmospheric . . . The story it tells is one of abiding fascination." -- Jennifer Senior, The New York Times, on THE BUTCHERING ART, " * Plague-Busters! is chock full of awesomely appalling medical history that is sure to delight audiences, and possibly even spark interest for some future pathologists." -- Shelf Awareness, starred review "* Engaging, informative, but also gross." -- SLJ Reviews, starred review "Fans of Albee's Poison will feel right at home with this darkly comedic piece of nonfiction." -- The Horn Book "An entertaining, accessible, and satisfyingly disgusting history of six diseases . . . an equally worthy choice for researchers and browsing pathologists." -- Booklist "A lively illustration of the perils of illness in the olden days." -- Kirkus Reviews "* An excellent biography of a genuine miracle worker." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review), on THE FACEMAKER "* Meticulously researched and compulsively readable." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review), on THE FACEMAKER "This book is riveting. It is gruesome but it is also uplifting . . . What a triumph." -- Mary Roach, author of FUZZ and STIFF, on THE FACEMAKER "Atmospheric . . . The story it tells is one of abiding fascination." -- Jennifer Senior, The New York Times, on THE BUTCHERING ART, "* Engaging, informative, but also gross." -- SLJ Reviews, starred review "Fans of Albee's Poison will feel right at home with this darkly comedic piece of nonfiction." -- The Horn Book "An entertaining, accessible, and satisfyingly disgusting history of six diseases . . . an equally worthy choice for researchers and browsing pathologists." -- Booklist "A lively illustration of the perils of illness in the olden days." -- Kirkus Reviews "* An excellent biography of a genuine miracle worker." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review), on THE FACEMAKER "* Meticulously researched and compulsively readable." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review), on THE FACEMAKER "This book is riveting. It is gruesome but it is also uplifting . . . What a triumph." -- Mary Roach, author of FUZZ and STIFF, on THE FACEMAKER "Atmospheric . . . The story it tells is one of abiding fascination." -- Jennifer Senior, The New York Times, on THE BUTCHERING ART, "* Engaging, informative, but also gross." -- SLJ Reviews, starred review "An entertaining, accessible, and satisfyingly disgusting history of six diseases . . . an equally worthy choice for researchers and browsing pathologists." -- Booklist "A lively illustration of the perils of illness in the olden days." -- Kirkus Reviews "* An excellent biography of a genuine miracle worker." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review), on THE FACEMAKER "* Meticulously researched and compulsively readable." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review), on THE FACEMAKER "This book is riveting. It is gruesome but it is also uplifting . . . What a triumph." -- Mary Roach, author of FUZZ and STIFF, on THE FACEMAKER "Atmospheric . . . The story it tells is one of abiding fascination." -- Jennifer Senior, The New York Times, on THE BUTCHERING ART

SynopsisFrom New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Fitzharris, a riveting middle grade nonfiction book about diseases that have shaped the course of human history., 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 review School Library Journal Best Book of 2023 Cybils 2023 Nonfiction Middle Grade Finalist 2024 Best STEM Books Award from National Science Teaching Association 2024 Grateful American Book Prize Honorable Mention 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 explores the story of a disease, including the scary symptoms, kooky cures, and brilliant breakthroughs that it spawned. Medical historian and bestselling author Lindsey Fitzharris lays out the facts with her trademark wit, and Adrian Teal adds humor with cartoons and caricatures drawn in pitch black and blood red. Diseases covered in this book include bubonic plague, smallpox, rabies, tuberculosis, cholera, and scurvy. Thanks to centuries of sickness and a host of history's most determined plague-busters, this riveting book features everything you've ever wanted to know about the world's deadliest diseases.

LC Classification NumberRC172.F58 2023