Nightmare Plagues

There are six books in this series, each describing a common and life-threatening disease in a way that young readers will appreciate. Each has a reading level of about fourth grade but an interest level up through the middle school grades. Each volume is exactly 32 pages long and contains a table of contents, a glossary, an index, a biography, and “Read More” and “Learn More Online” sections. This narrative nonfiction has approximately 110 words for each two-page spread, supported by colorful interesting photos, maps of places to which the disease has spread, fact boxes, and tips on how children can avoid catching the diseases. The books are ideal for integration, with curriculum connections to general science, technology, life science, and current issues.