The Great American Dust Bowl

Older Than Dirt: A Wild but True History of Earth

The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees

Run and Hide

America Is Under Attack: September 11, 2001: The Day the Towers Fell

Influenza Pandemics (World History Series)

American Murderer: The Parasite that Haunted the South (Medical Fiascoes)

Invincible Microbe: Tuberculosis and the Never-Ending Search for a Cure

Big Ideas That Changed The World

Award-winning author Don Brown explores a very timely subject: the history of vaccines A Shot in the Arm!,
 book 3 in the Big Ideas that Changed the World series, is the history 
of vaccinations and the struggle to protect people from infectious 
disease. Beginning with smallpox--perhaps humankind's greatest 
affliction to date--and concluding with an overview of the COVID-19 
pandemic, Brown traces the evolution of vaccines and examines deadly 
diseases such as measles, polio, anthrax, rabies, cholera, and 
influenza. The book is narrated by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, who 
historically popularized inoculation in England in the early 18th 
century. Brown covers the science behind how our immune systems work, 
the discovery of bacteria, and major achievements from scientists like 
Louis Pasteur, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, and Edward Jenner, the "father 
of immunology." Brown also tackles the public and political response to 
vaccination throughout history, addressing head-on the anti-vaccination 
movement and debunking false claims that vaccines cause autism. A 
reminder of progress made so far as well as the millions of lives still 
to be saved, A Shot in the Arm! is a fascinating deep-dive for 
readers young and old. Back matter includes an author's note, timeline, 
bibliography, notes, and index. 
 Big Ideas That Changed the World is
 a graphic novel series that celebrates the hard-won succession of ideas
 that ultimately changed the world. Humor, drama, and art unite to tell 
the story of events, discoveries, and ingenuity over time that led 
humans to come up with a big idea and then make it come true. 

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Older Than Dirt: A Wild but True History of Earth

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The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees

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Run and Hide

Don Brown, 2023

America Is Under Attack: September 11, 2001: The Day the Towers Fell

Don Brown, 2011

Influenza Pandemics (World History Series)

Lizabeth Hardman, 2011

American Murderer: The Parasite that Haunted the South (Medical Fiascoes)

Gail Jarrow, 2022

Invincible Microbe: Tuberculosis and the Never-Ending Search for a Cure

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