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In the summer of 1906, banker Charles Warren and his family rented a home in Oyster Bay, Long Island. They were hoping to have a relaxing vacation on the beach. Once in the house, however, their holiday soon turned into a nightmare. First, Warren’s daughter came down with typhoid fever. Then five more people got sick. What started as a nice family get-away had turned into a disease-filled disaster! How did the outbreak start? The owners of the house hired a typhoid expert to investigate. What he discovered was a trail of clues that led to New York City—and Charles Warren’s former cook, Mary Mallon, a woman who would become known for generations as “Typhoid Mary.”

Combining the intrigue of the Typhoid Mary case with a fascinating historical look at the disease, Typhoid Fever: Dirty Food, Dirty Water! shows kids what typhoid fever is, how it spreads, and the ways doctors and scientists have fought back. Most important, children learn the steps they can take to avoid catching the disease themselves!

 
Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 9
Reading Level Grade 4
BISACS JNF024020
Genre Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Copyright 2011
Publisher Bearport Publishing
Series Nightmare Plagues
Language English
ISBN 9781936088041, 9781936088935
Title Format Reinforced book, Unlimited Access eBook
Dewey 614.5'112
ATOS Reading Level 6.0
Guided Reading Level Q
Lexile Reading Level 960
Scholastic Reading Counts Level 7.5
AR Quiz Number 139227
Author William Caper
 
Author/Illustrator biography
Detailed maps
Glossary of key words
Index
Table of contents
Full-color illustrations, Full-color photographs, Historical photographs
 
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