Plague : a history of pestilence and pandemics

by Ben Hubbard

Examining history's most destructive pandemics including The Black Death (Bubonic Plague); The Great Plague of London, the 1918 Spanish Flu, HIV/AIDS and more, this title uses a narrative structure to describe the causes, events and eventual cessation of each outbreak. It features case stories of those affected, the science behind each disease, the physical symptoms and effects, and the different approaches to stopping or eradicating the diseases. This is a highly topical book that addresses the outbreak of COVID-19. It offers a message of hope to those worried or affected by COVID-19. That is, that pandemics come and go, people have survived through them, and with each one our understanding of how to slow or stop them increases. The book features illustrations and etchings from the Middle Ages and photographs from pandemics later in history.

32 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2020

About the author

Ben Hubbard is an accomplished non-fiction author of books for children and adults. He has more than 160 titles to his name and has written on everything from Space, the Samurai and Sharks, to Poison, Pets and the Plantagenets. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages and can be found in bookshops, libraries and schools around the world.

Reviews

[Tinker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting children's non-fiction book. I liked illustrations and short information boxes. For 9-12-year-olds.

[Ille · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is VERY good, and I really enjoyed reading it.
It talks about the history of Covid-19, and other deadly diseases that have affected the world.