# Evidence! How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera

**Author:** Deborah Hopkinson
**Grade range:** Grades 3–6
**Age range:** 8–11
**First published:** 2024
**Page count:** 23
**Genre:** Nonfiction
**ISBN-13:** `9780593426838`
**ISBN-10:** `0593426835`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/evidence-john-snow-cholera
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

The true story of how Dr. John Snow tracked down the source of a deadly 1854 cholera outbreak in London — founding modern epidemiology with a map and careful observation. A nonfiction picture book by Deborah Hopkinson. Nominated for the 2025-2026 Maine Student Book Award (grades 4-8), the statewide reading list Maine students read from and vote on.

## Themes

- science
- history
- biography
- problem-solving

## Where this book is assigned

### Maine Student Book Award

- **recommended** · 4th grade · Maine — [source: 2025-2026 Maine Student Book Award Reading List (grades 4-8)](https://sites.google.com/view/mainestudentbookaward/home)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · Maine — [source: 2025-2026 Maine Student Book Award Reading List (grades 4-8)](https://sites.google.com/view/mainestudentbookaward/home)
- **recommended** · 6th grade · Maine — [source: 2025-2026 Maine Student Book Award Reading List (grades 4-8)](https://sites.google.com/view/mainestudentbookaward/home)
- **recommended** · 7th grade · Maine — [source: 2025-2026 Maine Student Book Award Reading List (grades 4-8)](https://sites.google.com/view/mainestudentbookaward/home)
- **recommended** · 8th grade · Maine — [source: 2025-2026 Maine Student Book Award Reading List (grades 4-8)](https://sites.google.com/view/mainestudentbookaward/home)

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