All About: The Great Plague 1665

Author: Pam Robson
Publisher: Wayland (Publishers) Ltd
Category: Children's, Europe
Age Group: 9+
Book Format: Paperback

This book is ideal for school project work or for those who want an 'at-a-glance' overview of The Great Plague. Complete with descriptions of the key events of the plague, it explains how it started and spread, how it affected its victims and how London was affected during the outbreak.An ideal topic for study of an aspect of British history that extends pupil's chronological knowledge at KS2. The timeline, glossary and clearly-headed spreads make it easy to refer to essential dates, facts and personalities. Maps, contemporary paintings and pictures of artefacts all help bring the topic to life.

Table Of Contents
1: What is plague? The plague is back!

2: "A vast rain of fire..."

3: Plague carriers

4: Images and charms

5: The Great Plague in London

6: "I saw the comet..."

7: The streets of London

8: Outside the City of London

9: London's highway

10: Samuel Pepys: eyewitness

11: Pepys' diary of the Great Plague

12: The 'king's touch'

13: Nine o'clock curfew

14: Herbal remedies

15: The silent city

16: Plague orders

17: Physicians flee

18: Plague pits

19: Then and now. Fact and fiction?

20: Fewer deaths

21: Preventing plague

22: Glossary

23: Index
About Pam Robson
After a long career as a primary school teacher, Pam Robson is now a part-time teacher and devotes the rest of her time to writing. During the past ten years she has written nearly 40 books for Macdonald Young, Wayland, Evans and Watts. She is also studying for an MA in children's literature at Roehampton. She is vice-chair of the British section on IBBY (International Board on Books for Young Children) and a member of the selection panel for the biennial Hans Anderson award.

(BK-9780750294218)

SKU BK-9780750294218
Barcode # 9780750294218
Brand Wayland (Publishers) Ltd
Artist / Author Pam Robson
Shipping Weight 0.1000kg
Shipping Width 0.150m
Shipping Height 0.010m
Shipping Length 0.200m
Assembled Length 20.400m
Assembled Height 0.500m
Assembled Width 14.600m
Type Paperback

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