History Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics

Name: History Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Kate Messner
ISBN: 9780593584194

Author: Kate Messner

Series: History Smashers #6

Narrator: Jade Wheeler

Unabridged: 3 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 05/17/2022

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, History, Medieval, Health & Daily Living, Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries, Modern

Synopsis

Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth about history's pandemics, from the Black Death to COVID-19. Perfect for fans of I Survived! and Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales.

During the Black Death in the 14th century, plague doctors wore creepy beaked masks filled with herbs. RIGHT?
WRONG! Those masks were from a plague outbreak centuries later--and most doctors never wore anything like that at all!

Acclaimed author Kate Messner delivers the whole truth about diseases like the bubonic plague, cholera, smallpox, tuberculosis, polio, influenza, and COVID-19.

Discover the nonfiction series that smashes everything you thought you knew about history! Don't miss History Smashers: The Mayflower, Women's Right to Vote, Pearl Harbor, Titanic, and American Revolution.

About The Author

KATE MESSNER is passionately curious and writes books that encourage kids to wonder, too. Her titles include award-winning picture books, like Over and Under the Snow; novels, like Breakout and Chirp; the Fergus and Zeke easy reader series, and the popular Ranger in Time chapter books, and works of nonfiction with a focus on nature and history. Before becoming a full time writer, Kate was a TV journalist and National Board certified middle school English teacher. She lives on Lake Champlain with her family and is trying to summit all 46 Adirondack High Peaks in between book deadlines. Visit katemessner.com and Facebook: Kate Messner for more information and follow her on Twitter @katemessner.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bookishrealm on December 29, 2024

Awww man! This was great. This isn't my first time reading Kate Messner, but it was my first time diving into the the History Smashers series. I've never been able to process any science or math based information well, but there's something about plagues, epidemics, and pandemics that fascinates me......more

Goodreads review by Michele on November 10, 2021

While a majority of the book was written well, the section on COVID-19 was beyond politicized. It had very biased information. It also had sections about climate change and racism?!?!? Enough with the woke propaganda!! Highlighting and calling Fauci a hero?!......more

Goodreads review by Kris on November 30, 2021

Excellent! It felt like a lot of informative content shoved into a small package, which could be a good thing depending on the audience.......more

Goodreads review by Erin on March 27, 2022

3.5 Still interesting and engaging, just like the rest of the series. And there were a number of points that Messner picks apart and clarifies, specifically sharing credit for discoveries and contributions typically attributed to whatever white man was handy to the situation. Messner reliably tries t......more