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BKLYN BookMatch: Viruses, Pandemics, and Germs

This list was created by a librarian with the Brooklyn Public Library with books for adults, teens, and kids to understand what's happening with the Corona virus and how it compares to other epidemics and pandemics. Would you like your own personalized list of reading suggestions? Visit Bklyn BookMatch here: bklynlibrary.org/bookmatch

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Germs
Lesa Cline-Ransome ; illustrated by James Ransome.
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Everything you wanted to know about germs--good and bad.

Do Not Lick This Book
Ben-Barak, Idan/ Frost, Julian (ILT)
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Take a closer look at the world through the eyes of Min the microbe. And be sure you don't lick this book!

You wouldn't want to meet Typhoid Mary!
written by Jacqueline Morley ; illustrated by David Antram ; created and designed by David Salariya.
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You may not want to meet Typhoid Mary but you can find out all about her in this book.

All in a drop : how Antony van Leeuwenhoek discovered an invisible world
Alexander, Lori, author.
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Read all about Antony van Leeuwenhoek, a self-taught scientist who was the first person to observe life on the microbial level.

Bubonic panic
Gail Jarrow.
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The true story of America’s first plague epidemic includes photographs and drawings, a glossary, a timeline, further resources, an author’s note, and source notes.

More Deadly Than War : The Hidden History of the Spanish Flu and the First World War
Davis, Kenneth C.
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More than a hundred years later, the Spanish Influenza outbreak in 1918 is known as the worst disease outbreak in modern history. This story explores the outbreak's intersction with World War I through stories, photos, firsthand reports from medical professionals and survivors.

Very, Very, Very Dreadful : The Influenza Pandemic of 1918
Marrin, Albert
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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 book explores the outbreak from its start as an epidemic to a global pandemic.

Fever Year : The Killer Flu of 1918
Brown, Don
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This graphic novel explores what made the Killer Flu of 1918 so deadly and how modern science can help us contextualize this moment in history.

Terrible typhoid Mary
Susan Campbell Bartoletti.
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This book tells the story of Mary Mallon, more widely known as Typhoid Mary, and explores who she really was before becoming synonymous with disease.

Viral : the fight against AIDS in America
Bausum, Ann, author.
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The story of the AIDS crisis as experienced by both victims and activists.