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Vaccine Innovators Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering
Contributor(s): Wood, S. (Author)
ISBN: 1512407909     ISBN-13: 9781512407907
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
OUR PRICE:   $25.32  
Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats
Published: August 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2016008856
Lexile Measure: 730
Series: Stem Trailblazer Bios
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7.1" W x 9.1" (0.55 lbs) 32 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 183065
Reading Level: 5.2   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Have you ever been vaccinated against a particular disease? As children, Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering both suffered from whooping cough, a life-threatening illness. As adults, they worked together to create a revolutionary vaccine that saved thousands of lives each year.

Eldering and Kendrick worked in a Michigan lab at a time when whooping cough was spreading around the country. Determined to stop the illness, the pair tested bacteria late into the night. Soon their new vaccine was helping children across the country. But how did they get there? Find out how Eldering and Kendrick's passion for fixing a problem led them to create an important vaccine.