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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2015 | Middle To High Schoool
Gr 4–8—Claiming the lives of thousands, the Ebola epidemic of 2014 had devastating consequences for three countries in Western Africa and transfixed the world. With straightforward language and eye-catching photographs, maps, and charts on almost every page, this work tells the distressing story of Ebola. Like many other infectious diseases, Ebola crosses from animals to humans. Highly contagious, it is difficult to contain. Newman describes the first emergence of the disease in 1976 and then traces the path of the virus during the 2014 outbreak, beginning with P...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
Using simple, clear language, Newman explains how the virus was named, then traces it from that first experience through the 2014 epidemic; resources ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More