Malaria: How a Parasite Changed History

by Jeanne Marie Ford

Overview

Malaria is spread by infected mosquitoes. Millions of people are infected by malaria each year. Read this book to learn more about the history of this infectious disease.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781543555059
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2019
Series:	Infected!
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Jeanne Marie Ford is an Emmy-winning TV scriptwriter and holds an MFA in Writing for Children from Vermont College. She has written numerous children’s books and articles and also teaches college English. She lives in Maryland with her husband and two children.

Table of Contents

Surviving malaria — Malaria's early history — Finding a cause — Fighting malaria — Treating malaria — Glossary — Read more — Internet sites — Index.

Interviews

High-interest topic hooks readers and skillfully weaves in history and science content; Edge Books are carefully leveled and written for reluctant and struggling readers; Useful for hi-lo readers in middle school reading at a third or fourth grade level for units on the Middle Ages (bubonic plague), American colonization (smallpox), and modern diseases; High-interest topic ties directly to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) curriculum; Ties to Next Generation Science Standards related to engineering, technology, and the applications of science