What Was the Plague?
What Was the Plague?
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What Was the Plague?

Written by Roberta Edwards and Who HQ & illustrated by Dede Putra
Part of the What Was . . . ? Book Series
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8 - 12
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112
Page count
7,952
Word count
950L
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Nov 9, 2021
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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 50 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!

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Africahistorydiseaseshealth and daily livingdiseases, illnesses, injuries, and disabilitiesthe plaguepandemicsthe black deathmedieval history

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780593383650
    Publication Date
    November 9, 2021
    Publisher
    Penguin Workshop
    Original Publication Date
    November 9, 2021
    Page Count
    112
    Word Count
    7952
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lexile® Level
    950L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~W
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~6.3

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