Low Price Guarantee
We Take School POs
Invincible Microbe: Tuberculosis and the Never-Ending Search for a Cure
Contributor(s): Murphy, Jim (Author), Blank, Alison (Author)

View larger image

ISBN: 0618535748     ISBN-13: 9780618535743
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE: $16.14  


   This item is available now at an even better
   price in our Bargain Bin!   Go There Now!


Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2012
* Out of Print *
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - History Of Science
Dewey: 616.995
LCCN: 2011025951
Age Level: 10-12
Grade Level: 5-7
Lexile Measure: 1200(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7.1" W x 9.1" L (1.35 lbs) 149 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Health & Fitness
- Topical - Real Life Heroes
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Awards: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Ten to Fourteen, 2013
Grand Canyon Reader Award, Recommended, Tween Nonfiction, 2015
Beehive Awards, Nominee, Informational, 2014
Review Citations: Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2012 pg. 88 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2012
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2012 pg. 139
School Library Journal 07/01/2012 pg. 99
Booklist 07/01/2012 pg. 56
Shelf Awareness 07/20/2012
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2012
Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2012 pg. 75
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 - Superior,Well Above Average
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 151890
Reading Level: 9.5   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 4.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
This is the story of a killer that has been striking people down for thousands of years:
tuberculosis. After centuries of ineffective treatments, the microorganism that causes
TB was identified, and the cure was thought to be within reach--but drug-resistant
varieties continue to plague and panic the human race. The "biography" of this deadly
germ, an account of the diagnosis, treatment, and "cure" of the disease over time,
and the social history of an illness that could strike anywhere but was most prevalent
among the poor are woven together in an engrossing, carefully researched narrative.
Bibliography, source notes, index.

Contributor Bio(s): Blank, Alison: - Alison Blank is a children's book author and TV producer. She has cowritten two nonfiction books, Invincible Microbe and Banished to Paradise, with her husband, award-winning author Jim Murphy. They live with their two sons in Maplewood, New Jersey.
Murphy, Jim: - Jim Murphy's nonfiction books have received numerous awards, among them two Newbery Honors, the Sibert Medal, three Orbis Pictus awards, the Margaret A. Edwards award, the James Madison Book Award, and a National Book Award nomination. Born and raised in New Jersey, Jim lives in Maplewood, NJ, with his family.
jimmurphybooks.com.
 
Customers who bought this item also bought...

The Benefits of Bacteria
Fighting Infectious Diseases
101 Questions About Muscles
The Transcontinental Railroad
Environmental Disasters
The Renaissance
Defend Yourself
Medical Technology and Engineering
 
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review
 
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First!