Jonas Salk: Medical Innovator and Polio Vaccine Developer

by Sheila Griffin Llanas

Overview

This biography examines the remarkable life of Jonas Salk using easy-to-read, compelling text. Through striking black-and-white images and rich color photographs, readers will learn about Salk's family background, childhood, education, groundbreaking research, and creation of the polio vaccine. Informative sidebars enhance and support the text. Features include a table of contents, timeline, facts page, glossary, bibliography, and an index.

Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617838965
Publisher:	ABDO Publishing Company
Publication date:	08/01/2013
Series:	Essential Lives Series: Set 8
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	960L (what's this?)
Age Range:	12 - 15 Years

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 On the Verge of a Breakthrough 6

Chapter 2 A Driven Student 18

Chapter 3 Medical School 28

Chapter 4 Budding Virologist 40

Chapter 5 A Lab of his Own 50

Chapter 6 Testing the Vaccine 60

Chapter 7 Breaking News 70

Chapter 8 Leaps and Setbacks 78

Chapter 9 Building a Dream 88

Timeline 96

Essential Facts 100

Glossary 102

Additional Resources 104

Source Notes 106

Index 110

About the Author 112

About the Consultant 112