Jonas Salk: Medical Innovator and Polio Vaccine Developer (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9781617838965)

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.

Author: Sheila Griffin Llanas
ISBN-10: 1617838969
ISBN-13: 9781617838965
Publisher: Essential Library
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2013
Pages: 112
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.2
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 183037 / Jonas Salk: Medical Innovator and Polio Vaccine Developer


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 02/01/2014 pg. 126
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 pg. 183 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw