Book Review: Evidence!
#CYBILS2024 Elementary Nonfiction submission
Evidence!: How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera
by Deborah Hopkinson (text), Nik Henderson (illustrator)
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2024
John Snow is one of the most influential doctors and researchers in Western medicine, but before he rose to fame, he was just a simple community doctor who wanted to solve a mystery. In 19th century London, the spread of cholera was as unstoppable as it was deadly. Dr. Snow was determined to stop it, but he needed evidence, and he needed to find it fast, before more lives were lost. This compelling nonfiction picture book is a timely reminder of the power of science to save lives.1
audience: Ages 4 to 8
tags: biography, history, nonfiction, picture book, science, STEM
Brooke Fairbairn (Judge)
Nonfiction for kids reads well when it read like fiction. This is a story that reads like a story. Well-written and an easy read, kids will be thinking about mysteries they could solve and how they could save the world themselves someday. The dark style has a Neil Gaimen feel and the artwork is just right.
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Katlyn Erdman (Judge)
What a team to pull us into the time & place of this literal mystery. The Father of Epidemiology's relentless search creates a certain reverence when we connect his work to our current lives.
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