Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 by Marrin, Albert
Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 by Marrin, Albert

Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918

From National Book Award finalist Albert Marrin comes a fascinating look at the history and science of...
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Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 by Marrin, Albert

Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918

$44.57
Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 by Marrin, Albert

Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918

$44.57
Author: Albert Marrin
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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From National Book Award finalist Albert Marrin comes a fascinating look at the history and science of the deadly 1918 flu pandemic--and its chilling and timely resemblance to the worldwide coronavirus outbreak.

In spring of 1918, World War I was underway, and troops at Fort Riley, Kansas, found themselves felled by influenza. By the summer of 1918, the second wave struck as a highly contagious and lethal epidemic and within weeks exploded into a pandemic, an illness that travels rapidly from one continent to another. It would impact the course of the war, and kill many millions more soldiers than warfare itself.

Of all diseases, the 1918 flu was by far the worst that has ever afflicted humankind; not even the Black Death of the Middle Ages comes close in terms of the number of lives it took. No war, no natural disaster, no famine has claimed so many. In the space of eighteen months in 1918-1919, about 500 million people--one-third of the global population at the time--came down with influenza. The exact total of lives lost will never be known, but the best estimate is between 50 and 100 million.

In this powerful book, filled with black and white photographs, nonfiction master Albert Marrin examines the history, science, and impact of this great scourge--and the possibility for another worldwide pandemic today.

A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year

Author: Albert Marrin
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 01/09/2018
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 9.00h x 8.30w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781101931462
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.3
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 196202 / Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918


Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2018
Booklist 10/15/2017 pg. 38
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2017
Publishers Weekly 11/13/2017
School Library Journal 12/01/2017
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2017 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2018 pg. 108
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Albert Marrin is the author of numerous nonfiction books for young readers, including the National Book Award finalist Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy; Uprooted: The Japanese-American Experience During WWII; A Volcano Beneath the Snow: John Brown's War Against Slavery; Black Gold: The Story of Oil in Our Lives, and Thomas Paine: Crusader for Liberty, and FDR and the American Crisis.
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