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Survivors Delve Deeper Reading List Nonfiction for Younger Readers

Nonfiction for Younger Readers

Hand, Carol.Epidemiology: The Fight Against Ebola & Other Diseases.Essential Library, An Imprint of Abdo Publishing, 2015.
This title presents the history of epidemiology. Vivid text details how early studies of the spread of disease led to vaccines and medications that can halt pandemics. It also puts a spotlight on the brilliant scientists who made these advances possible. A case study on the current Ebola outbreak is also included. Useful sidebars, rich images, and a glossary help readers understand the science and its importance. Maps and diagrams provide context for critical discoveries in the field.

Laine, Carolee. Ebola Outbreak.Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, 2016.
Ebola Outbreak covers the history of the Ebola virus, the devastating 2014 epidemic, and the quarantine controversies that captured national headlines, exploring how the fear of a disease can sometimes be as dangerous as the disease itself.

Willett, Edward. Ebola Virus.Enslow Publishing, 2003.
Discusses the history and symptoms of the viral hemorrhagic fever know as Ebola, from its emergence in 1976 to the attention it has garnered in recent times, explaining the precautions and treatments that are used to slow the spread of this deadly virus.

Butcher, Tim.Chasing the Devil: The Search for Africa’s Fighting Spirit. Vintage International, 2011.
For many years Sierra Leone and Liberia have been too dangerous to travel through, bedevilled by a uniquely brutal form of violence from which sprang many of Africa's cruellest contemporary icons - child soldiers, prisoner mutilation, blood diamonds. With their wars officially over, Tim Butcher sets out on a journey across both countries, trekking for 350 miles through remote rainforest and malarial swamps.

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