Books in Peregrine Books series

After fleeing an army of terrible monsters, Jacob Portman and his peculiar friends find themselves lost at sea, but the only person who might be able to get them ashore safely, their illustrious headmistress Miss Peregrine, is stuck in the form of a bird! Hoping to find a way to get Miss Peregrine back to normal--or as normal as a peculiar can get--the children journey to London. But no matter where they go, trouble lurks after them... Cassandra Jean's evocative visuals once again work seamlessly with Hollow City's vintage photographs and Ransom Rigg's twisting fantasy narrative to make for a wholly immersive reading experience for fans of the original novels, fans graphic novels, and fans of reading great stories alike!

Series; Peregrine books. Physical description; 330 pages ; 20 cm. Notes; Paperback. Bibliography. Summary; This book describes the dramatic impact of infectious diseases on the rise and fall of civilisations. Plague demoralized the Athenian army during the Peloponnesian war, and ravaged the Roman Empire. In the 16th century smallpox was the decisive agent that allowed Cortez with only 600 men to conquer the Aztec empire, whose subjects numbered millions. As recently as 1918-19 an epidemic of influenza claimed twenty-one million victims, and seemed to threaten civilization itself. Diseases such as syphilis, cholera, smallpox and malariahave been devastating to humanity for centuries. Now professor McNeill, through an accumulation of evidence, demonstrates the central role of pestilence in human affairs and the extent to which it has changed the course of history. Subjects; Epidemiology. Epidemics. Plague. History of Medicine. Disease Outbreaks - history. Epidemiology - history. Civilization - history. Epidemics - Social aspects. Epidemics - Social aspects - History. Plague - History. Civilization - Effects of epidemics, to 1975. civilization - effects - epidemics - man - epidemics - effects on civilization. Social & cultural history ; History of medicine ; Infectious & contagious diseases ; Medical microbiology & virology. History / Social History. Medical / History. Medical / Infectious Diseases. Medical / Microbiology. Genre; Student Collection.

The story is about a man named Peregrine (like the falcon) who was banished from the Grand Temple because he was delving into the dark magic. His banishment ended, he travels the countryside seeking a particular man who will restore him to power. Instead, he finds Rescuer, age 13, and Abettor, age 10, and convinces them to join him in his travels. Everything goes well until they meet Abiel, a wise old, holy man -- the same man who had banished Peregrine. Both men try to convince the children that they would be safer with him, rather than with the other, and a tug-of-war for their allegiance ensues. Who will Rescuer and Abettor choose?

Peregrine was banished from the Grand Temple because he was delving into the dark magic. His banishment ended, he travels the countryside seeking a particular man who will restore him to power. Instead, he finds Rescuer, age 13, and Abettor, age 10 and convinces them to join him in his travels. Everything goes well until they meet Abiel, a wise old, holy man -- the same man who had banished Peregrine. Each man tries to convince the children that they would be safer with him, rather than with the other, and a tug-of-war for their allegiance ensues. Whom will Rescuer and Abettor choose? Singing In The Dawn is the first book of the Peregrine Trilogy. Book 2 = After The Dawn. Book 3 = The Dawn.