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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Edwards, Roberta.     Subjects     Black Death -- Juvenile literature.     Plague -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Edwards, Roberta.       by title:      What was the plague?...       by call number:      614.5732 E26wp     Search the Web     Edwards, Roberta.     Black Death -- Juvenile literature.     Plague -- Juvenile literature.       MARC Display

What was the plague? / by Roberta Edwards ; illustrated by Dede Putra. by Edwards, Roberta. Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, c2021. Call #: 614.5732 E26wp Subjects Black Death -- Juvenile literature.   Plague -- Juvenile literature. Series What was--?   What was? (Who HQ) ISBN:  9780593383667 (hbk.) 0593383664 (hbk.) 9780593383650 (pbk.) 0593383656 (pbk.) Alternate title:  Plague Description:  108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. Notes:  "WHOHQ"--Spine. "Who HQ. Your headquarters for history. Who? What? Where?"--Back cover. "16 pages of photos inside!"--Cover. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 108). Contents:  What was the plague? -- You definitely have the plague if... -- When it began -- Y. pestis--a deadly pest -- The plague begins its journey -- To Italy and beyond -- A medieval medical degree -- Curious cures -- Why? Why? Why? -- What happened after? -- Timelines. Summary:  Oh, rats! It's time to take a deeper look at what caused the Black Death?the deadliest pandemic recorded in human history. While the coronavirus COVID-19 changed the world in 2020, it still isn't the largest and deadliest pandemic in history. That title is held by the Plague. This disease, also known as the "Black Death," spread throughout Asia, Africa, and Europe in the fourteenth century and claimed an astonishing 200 million lives by the time it officially ended. Author Roberta Edwards takes readers back to these grimy and horrific years, explaining just how this pandemic began, how society reacted to the disease, and the impact it left on the world. With 80 black-and-white illustrations and an engaging 16-page photo insert, readers will be excited to read this latest additon to Who HQ! Other authors:  Putra, Dede (Illustrator) Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Children's Nonfiction 614.5732 E26wp Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Musquodoboit Harbour Public Library Children's Nonfiction 614.5732 E26wp Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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