Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary by Jarrow, Gail

Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary

Learn about the 1907 outbreak of typhoid fever and "Typhoid Mary" in this book perfect to share...
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Author: Gail Jarrow
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary by Jarrow, Gail

Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary

$44.85

Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary

$44.85
Author: Gail Jarrow
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Learn about the 1907 outbreak of typhoid fever and "Typhoid Mary" in this book perfect to share with young readers interested in a historical perspective of the Covid-19/Coronavirus pandemic that is gripping the world today.

Meet Mary Mallon, a hardworking Irish cook hired by several of New York's well-to-do families, who ultimately came to be known as "Typhoid Mary". Read how Mary unwittingly spread deadly bacteria, the ways an epidemiologist discovered her trail of infection, and how the health department ultimately decided her fate. This engrossing story reveals the facts behind Mary, and young readers will be on the edges of their seats wondering what happened to her and the innocent typhoid victims. The book includes a glossary, timeline, list of well-known typhoid sufferers and victims, further resource section, author's note, and source notes.

Author: Gail Jarrow
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
Published: 03/10/2015
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.30w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781620915974
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.4
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 172583 / Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary


Award: Cybils - Finalist


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 01/01/2015 pg. 130
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2015
Publishers Weekly 01/19/2015
Booklist 02/15/2015 pg. 70
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2015 pg. 121
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2015 pg. 404
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2015 - Recommended - Better Than Most
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/02/2015 pg. 82

About the Author
Gail Jarrow's nonfiction books have received numerous awards and distinctions, including a YALSA Award Nomination, Orbis Pictus Recommended Book, National Science Teachers Association Recommended Book, Kirkus Reviews Best Book, and a VOYA Honor Book. Fatal Fever is her sixth book for Calkins Creek.

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