Invincible Microbe: Tuberculosis and the Never-Ending Search for a Cure Contributor(s): Murphy, Jim (Author), Blank, Alison (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618535748 ISBN-13: 9780618535743 Publisher: Clarion Books
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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. |
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