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Platt, Richard

Plagues, Pox, and Pestilence

48 pp. | Kingfisher/Macmillan | October, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7534-6687-2 $15.99
(4) 4-6 Illustrated by John Kelly. This mash-up of medical science and history presents random information including invention of the microscope, archaic beliefs and modern knowledge of how diseases spread, as well as facts about the plague, leprosy, and more. Text boxes with small type are at right angles and kitty-corner to one another. Illustrations include goggle-eyed mites, rats, flies, and other creatures. May be useful for browsing. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Gail Hedges

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