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Red Madness

How a Medical Mystery Changed What We Eat

How a Medical Mystery Changed What We Eat

By Gail Jarrow

By Gail Jarrow

By Gail Jarrow

By Gail Jarrow

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Part of Deadly Diseases

Part of Deadly Diseases

Hardcover $18.99

Apr 01, 2014 | ISBN 9781590787328 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

Ebook $11.99

Apr 01, 2014 | ISBN 9781629792156 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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    About Red Madness

    NSTA/CBC Best STEM Book
    YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award Nominee
    School Library Journal Best Book 
    Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of the Year
    CCBC Choices 

    One hundred years ago, a mysterious and alarming illness spread across America’s South, striking tens of thousands of victims. No one knew what caused it or how to treat it. People were left weak, disfigured, insane, and in some cases, dead.

    Award-winning science and history writer Gail Jarrow tracks this disease, commonly known as pellagra, and highlights how doctors, scientists, and public health officials finally defeated it. Illustrated with 100 archival photographs, Red Madness includes stories about real-life pellagra victims and accounts of scientific investigations. It concludes with a glossary, timeline, further resources, author’s note, bibliography, and index. This book is perfect to share with young readers looking for a historical perspective of the Covid-19/Coronavirus pandemic that is gripping the world today.

    About Red Madness

    NSTA/CBC Best STEM Book
    YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award Nominee
    School Library Journal Best Book 
    Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of the Year
    CCBC Choices 

    One hundred years ago, a mysterious and alarming illness spread across America’s South, striking tens of thousands of victims. No one knew what caused it or how to treat it. People were left weak, disfigured, insane, and in some cases, dead.

    Award-winning science and history writer Gail Jarrow tracks this disease, commonly known as pellagra, and highlights how doctors, scientists, and public health officials finally defeated it. Illustrated with 100 archival photographs, Red Madness includes stories about real-life pellagra victims and accounts of scientific investigations. It concludes with a glossary, timeline, further resources, author’s note, bibliography, and index. This book is perfect to share with young readers looking for a historical perspective of the Covid-19/Coronavirus pandemic that is gripping the world today.

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    About Gail Jarrow

    Gail Jarrow is the author of nonfiction books and novels for readers ages 8-18. Her nonfiction books have earned the Sibert Honor; the Orbis Pictus Honor; the YALSA Award Nomination for Excellence in Nonfiction; a Notable Social Studies Trade Book,… More about Gail Jarrow

    About Gail Jarrow

    Gail Jarrow is the author of nonfiction books and novels for readers ages 8-18. Her nonfiction books have earned the Sibert Honor; the Orbis Pictus Honor; the YALSA Award Nomination for Excellence in Nonfiction; a Notable Social Studies Trade Book,… More about Gail Jarrow

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $18.99
    Published by Calkins Creek
    Apr 01, 2014 | 192 Pages | 8 x 10 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9781590787328

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Calkins Creek
    Apr 01, 2014 | 192 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9781629792156

    Praise

    ★ ” . . . This title is descriptive and well researched, with a striking bold-red color scheme. Though the images are graphic and potentially disturbing, they are not sensationalized, and enhance the narrative. This is an excellent addition to nonfiction collections in school and public libraries.” —School Library Journal, starred review

    “Jarrow delves into the debilitating and oft-forgotten disease that became a public health crisis in the U.S. early in the twentieth century. . . A visually dramatic medical mystery, this is cross-curricular and of high interest.” –-Booklist

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