how Joseph Bazalgette solved London's poop pollution problem
Paeff, Colleen
2021
"This funny and informative picture book tells the story of Joseph Bazalgette, a 19th century engineer who designed London's first comprehensive sewage system. In doing so, he saved thousands of lives from cholera outbreaks that regularly plagued the city. This STEM-focused story provides a window into the past and shows how one invention went on to affect generations to come--and teaches kids how they can prevent pollution in their own neighborhoods today"--Provided by the publisher.
Cholera is a deadly bacteria that lives in the soil and water, and it infects millions of people every year. Explores the history and impact of the infectious disease known as the blue death.
This book explores some of history's most gruesome diseases. Readers will be enthralled by the history and science of terrible plagues and the bacteria, bugs, bad hygiene, and rats responsible.
a mystery of London, the blue death, and a boy called Eel
Hopkinson, Deborah
2015
Eel, an orphan, and his best friend Florrie must help Dr. John Snow prove that cholera is spread through water, and not poisonous air, when an epidemic sweeps across their London neighborhood in 1854.
a mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a boy called Eel
Hopkinson, Deborah
Eel, an orphan, and his best friend Florrie must help Dr. John Snow prove that cholera is spread through water, and not poisonous air, when an epidemic sweeps across their London neighborhood in 1854.
Just one sip of contaminated water can escalate into a pandemic of epic proportions. Cholera is a disease that still claims many victims throughout the world. Learn how medical experts around the globe are trying to combat it today.
Provides information about cholera, explaining what it is and its causes, and discussing its symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and outbreaks.
