Guinea Pig Scientists: Bold Self-Experimenters in Science and Medicine - Paperback
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Guinea Pig Scientists: Bold Self-Experimenters in Science and Medicine - Paperback
$18.99
by Mel Boring (Author), Leslie Dendy (Author), C. B. Mordan (Illustrator)
It was August 27, 1885. In a hospital in Lima, Peru, a student named Daniel Carrión was preparing to infect himself with a dreaded disease . . . He had a small, sharp lancet ready . . . Carrión's friends and teacher from the medical school thought it was a bad idea. They knew Carrión was eager to learn more about this mysterious disease.
But were the risks worth it?
Author Biography
Leslie Dendy has been teaching biology and chemistry for nearly thirty years. She is the author of Tracks, Scats, and Signs and lives with her husband in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Mel Boring is the author of a number of nonfiction picture books, as well as a novel. He lives in Rockford, Iowa, with his family. C. B. Mordan is the illustrator of several books for young readers, including Lost: A Story in String. He lives near Kansas City, Missouri.
Number of Pages: 224
Dimensions: 0.8 x 7.9 x 6.1 IN
Publication Date: December 02, 2014
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Guinea Pig Scientists: Bold Self-Experimenters in Science and Medicine
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 8.2
Point Value: 7
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