When Plague Strikes: The Black Death, Smallpox, AIDS
By James Cross Giblin, illustrated by David Frampton
Interest Level
Grades 9 - 12
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 6.4
Lexile Measure®: 1190L
DRA: 60
Guided Reading: X
Genre
- General Nonfiction
Theme/Subject
- Social Studies
- Disease and Illness
- World History
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About This Book
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.
Praise for When Plague Strikes
"A book that would serve well for reports, but it is also a fascinating read." — School Library Journal
Best Books of 1995 (SLJ)
Notable Children's Trade Books in Social Studies 1996 (NCSS/CBC)
1995 Young Adult Editors’ Choices (BL)
1995 Top of the List Non Fiction (BL)
1996 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA)
Notable Children’ s Books of 1996 (ALA)
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