Red-Haired Ash Reads

Medical Historian and author Lindsey Fitzharris is back and talking about plagues, but geared towards children. This book takes a look at six of history’s most deadliest plagues and how the world dealt with them. Each chapter explores a different disease, its symptoms, the history of finding a cure, and ends with a section on famous deaths from the disease. 

This book covers six diseases that have ravished society throughout history: the bubonic plague, smallpox, rabies, tuberculosis, cholera, and scurvy. This book is geared towards children so all the information is presented in a very simple, easy to read format, and even includes helpful pronunciation for people’s names. This was a great introduction for anyone wanting to learn a little bit about plagues without being overwhelmed by too much information. Paired with this information are wonderful illustrations created by Fitzharris’ husband, Adrian Teal. 

If you are looking for a medical history book for a child, or for yourself, I highly recommend this book.

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