The Polio Pioneer: Dr. Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine

by Linda Elovitz Marshall

Book Overview

A SYDNEY TAYLOR NOTABLE BOOK - Learn about the importance of vaccines and the scientific process through the fascinating life of world-renowned scientist Jonas Salk, whose pioneering discoveries changed the world forever.

Dr. Jonas Salk is one of the most celebrated doctors and medical researchers of the 20th century. The child of immigrants who never learned to speak English, Jonas was struck by the devastation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525646515
• ISBN13: 9780525646518
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.6" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3