Smallpox: How a Pox Changed History

by Janie Havemeyer

Overview

For thousands of years, smallpox was one of the world's most feared diseases. Read this book to learn more about the history of this infectious disease.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781543555028
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2019
Series:	Infected!
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Janie Havemeyer is an author of books for young readers. She has been a featured author on the Girl Scouts’ The Studio. Her two middle grade biographies Catherine de’ Medici “The Black Queen” and Njinga “The Warrior Queen” were part of the American Library Association’s Top Ten Non-Fiction Series for Youth in 2012. Janie earned a Master’s in Education degree from Bank Street College and taught in schools and museums. Janie lives in San Francisco, California.

Table of Contents

The deadly pox — The history of smallpox — Smallpox experiments — Developing a vaccine — Eliminating smallpox — Glossary — Read more — Internet sites — Index.

Interviews

High-interest topic hooks readers and skillfully weaves in history and science content; Edge Books are carefully leveled and written for reluctant and struggling readers; Useful for hi-lo readers in middle school reading at a third or fourth grade level for units on the Middle Ages (bubonic plague), American colonization (smallpox), and modern diseases; High-interest topic ties directly to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) curriculum; Ties to Next Generation Science Standards related to engineering, technology, and the applications of science