by María Solar · ANAYA INFANTIL Y JUVENIL · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788469833551
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«Los niños de la viruela» is the historical novel by María Solar, published by Anaya Infantil y Juvenil in paperback (224 pages, in Spanish).
In 1803, the 22 orphan children of the A Coruña hospice see in the expedition of Doctor Balmis, promoted by King Charles IV, the opportunity to escape an uncertain future: they will travel to America carrying the smallpox vaccine in their own bodies. Not all will be chosen. The novel rescues this real feat of medicine.
Young Adult Literature collection - Read and Think; illustrations by Beatriz Castro. Winner of the Follas Novas do Libro Galego Award (2018) and the Fervenzas Literarias Award (2017).
For young readers aged 13 and over interested in history, medicine, science and novels based on real events.
Spanish writer and journalist
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