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1) An American plague: the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793

Author

Description

It's 1793, and there's an invisible killer roaming the streets of Philadelphia. The city's residents are fleeing in fear. This killer has a name -- yellow fever -- but everything else about it is a mystery. Its cause is unknown, and there is no cure. This powerful, dramatic account by award-winning author Jim Murphy traces the devastating course of the epidemic. The medical beliefs and practices of the time and the conditions that helped the disease...

2) Barley yellow dwarf

Author

Brown, William M

Series

Crop series. Disease volume no. 2.934

Pub. Date

1990.

3) Nuisance wasps and bees

Author

Cranshaw, Whitney

Series

Insect series. Home and garden volume no. 5.525

4) Yellow nutsedge identification and management

Pub. Date

2008.

5) Yellow starthistle identification and management

Pub. Date

2008.

6) Fever, 1793

Author

Anderson, Laurie Halse

Formats

Book, CD

Description

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In 1793 Philadelphia, sixteen-year-old Matilda Cook, separated from her sick mother, learns about perseverance and self-reliance when she is forced to cope with the horrors of a yellow fever epidemic. Includes discussion questions and related activities.

7) Estimated average annual water balance for Piceance and Yellow Creek watersheds

Author

Wymore, Ivan Frederick

Series

Technical report volume no. 2

Pub. Date

1974.

8) Yellow

Author

Schuette, Sarah L

Series

Colors Books

Pub. Date

2003

Description

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Text and photographs describe common things that are yellow, including mustard, pencils, and lemonade.

9) Yellow hippo

Author

Rogers, Alan

Series

Little giants

Description

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Yellow Hippo creates a yellow surprise by placing yellow objects on her yellow trolley.

10) Yellow animals

Author

Leaf, Christina

Series

Blastoff! readers. 1
Animal colors

Pub. Date

2019.

Description

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"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces yellow animals to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--

11) Yellow food fun

Author

Bullard, Lisa

Series

Eat Your Colors

Pub. Date

c2006

Description

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Text and photographs describe common foods that are the color yellow. Includes a recipe.

12) The American plague: the untold story of yellow fever, the epidemic that shaped our history

Author

Crosby, Molly Caldwell

Pub. Date

2007

Description

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Over the course of history, yellow fever has paralyzed governments, halted commerce, quarantined cities, moved the U.S. capital, and altered the outcome of wars. During a single summer in Memphis alone, it cost more lives than the Chicago fire, the San Francisco earthquake, and the Johnstown flood combined. In 1900, the U.S. sent three doctors to Cuba to discover how yellow fever was spread. There, they launched one of history's most controversial...

13) Yellow

Author

Adamson, Heather

Series

Colors in Nature

Pub. Date

[2014]

Description

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"This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells about plants and animals that are yellow and how colors work in the natural world. Includes picture glossary"--Provided by publisher.