Ebola

by Allison Stark Draper

Overview

Young people will be horrified and amazed as they track the course of this devastating and deadly illness from Central Africa to the United States. Ebola is a gripping title as it explains this complex virus in easy to understand terminology, profiles important figures such as virologists and ecologists, and offers a time line of key events. This comprehensive examination of a disease that kills nine out of ten of its victims presents delicate material in a careful and enlightening way.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780823934966
Publisher:	Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated, The
Publication date:	12/30/2001
Series:	Epidemics: Deadly Diseases Throughout History Series
Edition description:	1 ED
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

Editorial Reviews

Winner! Series chosen as one of The Young Adult Top 40 of 2002 by the Pennyslvania School Librarians Association!

From the Publisher

Gr 6-8-Middle schoolers will be fascinated by the gory specificity of these series entries. Both titles are brimming with glossy, full-color images of each disease, from its origin at the cellular level through the swathe of human and animal destruction left in its wake. While both are clearly written, they take different narrative tacks. Draper traces Ebola chronologically and geographically, with scientists racing against time as the epidemics progress. Ridgway, on the other hand, approaches mad cow disease like a medical detective with a gift for prose, fascinated with the physiology of the disease and excitedly explaining the process directly to readers. With an eye always on the science, he creates crackling tension. Snappy, bold chapter headings ("The Protein Goes Bad," "The Cows Go Mad") and subheadings ("Disease Hunters," "The Green Abyss") keep both texts moving forward briskly, and the science is explained so well that the glossaries are almost unnecessary. Mad Cow, particularly, is a riveting read and will be a hot item in the circles of the curious.-Mary R. Hofmann, Rivera Middle School, Merced, CA Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

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