Hantavirus: Deadly Diseases Throughout History (Epidemics) [Library Binding]

Amy Sterling Casil (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6–These volumes address the first outbreaks of each disease, with additional chapters covering symptoms, research, and treatment. The writing is complete and accurate, but not riveting. A few interesting asides, like how Balto the sled dog delivered the diphtheria antitoxin to Nome in 1925, and how the Chinese government tried in 2003 to keep the outbreak of SARS a secret, help a little to make the seriousness of the diseases more real. The illustrations are pretty much decorative, with a few slides of bacteria and maps of where outbreaks occurred. All three books would be helpful to students needing basic information about epidemics and the current research to stop them.–Christine A. Moesch, City of Tonawanda Public Library, NY
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Product Details

• Library Binding: 64 pages
• Publisher: Rosen Pub Group (December 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1404202544
• ISBN-13: 978-1404202542
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,536,926 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Inspired by a lifelong love of nature, endless curiosity, and a belief in wonderful things, the author, writing as Amy Sterling Casil, is a 2002 Nebula Award nominee and recipient of other awards and recognition for her short science fiction and fantasy which has appeared in publications ranging from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction to Zoetrope. She is the author of 20 nonfiction books, about a hundred short stories, primarily science fiction and fantasy, one fiction and poetry collection, and two novels. She lives in Playa del Rey, California with her daughter Meredith and a Jack Russell Terrier named Badger. Amy has worked since 2005 as a nonprofit executive for the progressive charitable organization Beyond Shelter in Los Angeles, and she also teaches writing and composition at various Southern California colleges, after receiving her MFA from Chapman University in 1999. She is currently the Treasurer of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and a co-founder of the internet author's cooperative, Book View Cafe.