About this item
Highlights
- It was August 27, 1885.
- 224 Pages
- Juvenile Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography
Description
About the Book
Who are these "guinea pig scientists"? Searching for clues to some of science's and medicine's bigger (and sometimes stranger) questions, they are all the men and women who devoted their lives to help find the answers. Ages 10+Book Synopsis
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?
Review Quotes
"* An easy and interesting read. . . . These biographies are provocative with underpinnings of intrigue for discovering what is yet unknown." --School Library Journal, starred review
"* Ten enthralling case studies of scientists from the past several centuries who became their own test subjects--with occasionally fatal results. . . . Riveting reading." --Booklist, starred review "* An easy and interesting read. . . . These biographies are provocative with underpinnings of intrigue for discovering what is yet unknown." --School Library Journal, starred reviewAbout the Author
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.