What Was the Plague?

by Roberta Edwards, Who Hq, Who Hq

Book Overview

Oh, rats It's time to take a deeper look at what caused the Black Death--the deadliest pandemic recorded in human history.

While the coronavirus COVID-19 changed the world in 2020, it still isn't the largest and deadliest pandemic in history. That title is held by the Plague. This disease, also known as the "Black Death," spread throughout Asia, Africa, and Europe in the fourteenth century and claimed an astonishing 50 million...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593383656
• ISBN13: 9780593383650
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6