{"product_id":"the-great-influenza-the-true-story-of-the-deadliest-pandemic-in-history-young-readers-edition-9780593404690","title":"The Great Influenza: The True Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History (Young Readers Edition)","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe strongest weapon against pandemic is the truth. Read why in the definitive account of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic, adapted for young readers from the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the height of World War I, history's most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, and then exploded worldwide, killing as many as 100 million people. It killed more in twenty-four months than AIDS killed in twenty-four years, more in a year than the Black Death killed in a century. It killed many more people than COVID-19, especially those who were young and otherwise healthy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book, adapted from the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller first published in 2004, shows young readers how this global tragedy came to pass; how science, war, and public policy collided; and how we might be able to prevent it from happening again. Impeccably researched and engrossingly told, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Influenza\u003c\/i\u003e provides young readers with historical and scientific context for epidemics that remains all too relevant today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viking Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593404690\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John M. Barry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43643947712693,"sku":"9780593404690","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_be3bcfb9-5794-43c6-af24-b6490fce21c7.jpg?v=1708445162","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-great-influenza-the-true-story-of-the-deadliest-pandemic-in-history-young-readers-edition-9780593404690","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}