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Author
Series
Big ideas that changed the world volume 3
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A Shot in the Arm!, book 3 in the Big Ideas that Changed the World series, is the history of vaccinations and the struggle to protect people from infectious disease. Beginning with smallpox-perhaps humankind's greatest affliction to date-and concluding with an overview of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brown traces the evolution of vaccines and examines deadly diseases such as measles, polio, anthrax, rabies, cholera, and influenza. The book is narrated...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A young adult graphic novel that captures the complexities of the war in Ukraine, focusing on the siege of Mariupol (Feb '22 - May '22) and the brave people who stayed to defend their city against Russian forces as well as the resulting effects on global politics." -- Amazon.com.
A story of senseless destruction, patriotism, and grit against all odds focuses on the people of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol who stayed to defend their home against...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"New Year's Day, 1918. America has declared war on Germany and is gathering troops to fight. But there's something coming that is deadlier than any war. When people begin to fall ill, most Americans don't suspect influenza. The flu is known to be dangerous to the very old, young, or frail. But the Spanish flu is exceptionally violent. Soon, thousands of people succumb. Then tens of thousands . . . hundreds of thousands and more. Graves can't be dug...
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