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Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine

AUTHOR Bankston, John
PUBLISHER Mitchell Lane Publishers (10/01/2001)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Library Binding)

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Written especially for young adult readers, this series helps place each significant invention, discovery, or development in historical perspective while exploring the life of the person responsible for each breakthrough. Readers will travel back in time to learn about each important scientific, medical, or technological discovery. No science fiction story even approximates the mystery and suspense contained in these true science biographies.

One of the best-known microbiologists, celebrated for his development of the polio vaccine

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ISBN-13: 9781584150930
ISBN-10: 1584150939
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Library Binding)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 48
Carton Quantity: 0
Product Dimensions: 7.52 x 0.36 x 9.48 inches
Weight: 0.64 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Index, Table of Contents, Ikids, Glossary, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology
Grade Level: 4th Grade - 7th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.9
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Guided Reading Level: Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal: B
Library of Congress Control Number: 2001038096
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Written especially for young adult readers, this series helps place each significant invention, discovery, or development in historical perspective while exploring the life of the person responsible for each breakthrough. Readers will travel back in time to learn about each important scientific, medical, or technological discovery. No science fiction story even approximates the mystery and suspense contained in these true science biographies.

One of the best-known microbiologists, celebrated for his development of the polio vaccine

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Author: Bankston, John
Bankston was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He is pursuing a career in the entertainment industry and has worked as a writer for the movie Dot-Com. He is also a model and actor.
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