Red Madness: How a Medical Mystery Changed What We Eat by Jarrow, Gail

Red Madness: How a Medical Mystery Changed What We Eat

One hundred years ago, a mysterious and alarming illness spread across America's South, striking tens of thousands...
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Author: Gail Jarrow
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Red Madness: How a Medical Mystery Changed What We Eat by Jarrow, Gail

Red Madness: How a Medical Mystery Changed What We Eat

$44.62

Red Madness: How a Medical Mystery Changed What We Eat

$44.62
Author: Gail Jarrow
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
One hundred years ago, a mysterious and alarming illness spread across America's South, striking tens of thousands of victims. No one knew what caused it or how to treat it. People were left weak, disfigured, insane, and in some cases, dead.

Award-winning science and history writer Gail Jarrow tracks this disease, commonly known as pellagra, and highlights how doctors, scientists, and public health officials finally defeated it. Illustrated with 100 archival photographs, Red Madness includes stories about real-life pellagra victims and accounts of scientific investigations. It concludes with a glossary, timeline, further resources, author's note, bibliography, and index. This book is perfect to share with young readers looking for a historical perspective of the Covid-19/Coronavirus pandemic that is gripping the world today.

Author: Gail Jarrow
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
Published: 04/01/2014
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781590787328
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.6
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 166188 / Red Madness: How a Medical Mystery Changed What We Eat


Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Charlotte Award - Nominee
Award: Jefferson Cup - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/17/2014
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2014
School Library Journal 04/01/2014 pg. 188
Booklist 04/01/2014 pg. 43
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2014
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2014 pg. 27
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Gail Jarrow's nonfiction books have received numerous awards and distinctions, including a YALSA Award Nomination, Orbis Pictus Recommended Book, Kirkus Reviews Best Book, and a VOYA Honor Book. Red Madness is her fifth book for Calkins Creek. A graduate of Duke University and Dartmouth College, Gail has a degree in zoology and has taught science in grades four through eight. She lives in Ithaca, New York. Visit gailjarrow.com.


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