From Cowpox to Antibiotics : Discovering Vaccines and Medicines
(from the Chain Reactions series, Set 1 of 2)

This series explains the development of some major 21st century scientific advances. This book tells the amazing story of medicine from ancient herbal remedies to modern flu vaccines.

Author: Carol Ballard
ISBN: 9781403488398 (1403488398) • Dewey: 615'.372 • Price: $24.00
Ages: 11-14 • Grade Level: 6-9 • Guided Reading Level: Y
Pages: 64 • Size: 6 9/16 x 9 1/2 • Publisher: Heinemann • Copyright: 2007
Subjects: Health • Features: Bio Sketch, Bullets, Captions, Chart/Graph, Fact box/Side bar, Numbered List or Sequence, Timeline

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Series Contents / Information

Grades
6-9

Chain Reactions
This series looks at developments, inventions and discoveries in science and how a discovery or invention by one individual can lead to a series of discoveries by others and even a chain of scientific breakthroughs. Each book charts a few connected developments in the particular field of science from first discoveries through to current applications.

ISBN: 9781403495587 (1403495580) • Number of Sets: 2 • Price: $288.00

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