| Plague and Pandemic Alert! Contributor(s): Karner, Julie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0778716120 ISBN-13: 9780778716129 Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2004 Annotation: plagues and diseases from ancient times to now |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Disasters - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Discoveries |
| Dewey: 614.4 |
| LCCN: 2004013085 |
| Lexile Measure: 1090 |
| Series: Disaster Alert! (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.15" H x 8.24" W x 10.82" (0.38 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 83673 Reading Level: 8.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Intended for ages 7-14, this book looks at various types of diseases, how they are spread and contained, and their costly consequences. Topics include: an explanation of how disease and plague outbreaks occur; how epidemiologists predict and work to stop the spread of diseases; a history of plagues from ancient times; and more. |