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Brown, Don Brown, Monica Hoyt, Megan Pierce, Simon Reynoso, Naibe Rusch, ElizabethBrown, Don
Summary: "A Shot in the Arm!, book 3 in the Big Ideas that Changed the World series, is the history of vaccinations and the struggle to protect people from infectious disease. Beginning with smallpox-perhaps humankind's greatest affliction to date-and concluding with an overview of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brown traces the evolution of vaccines and examines deadly diseases such as measles, polio, anthrax,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2021
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 615.3 BROCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC BROHoyt, Megan
Summary: When she was young, Katalin Karik decided she would study science--even though she had never even met a scientist! But she was determined to learn as much as she could about the human body, and once she made a decision, she stuck with it. Katalin had to learn English while attending university, but she worked hard until she became a doctor. After facing many challenges, including lack of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KARBrown, Monica
Summary: A powerful and accesible bilingual picture book that highlights "the power and impact of ordinary but dedicated citizens." Every day, thousands of farmworkers harvested the food that ended up on kitchen tables all over the country. But at the end of the day, when the workers sat down to eat, there were only beans on their own tables. Then Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez teamed up. Together they...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROReynoso, Naibe
Summary: Brief biographies in rhyme of 11 notable Latinos.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Con Todo Press 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 REYCall number: J SPANISH 920 REY
Pierce, Simon
Summary: "Some people have vocally opposed vaccines ever since they were first invented. In the 20th century, the anti-vax movement gained steam as celebrities such as Jenny McCarthy spread false information about their link to autism. The COVID-19 pandemic thrust the issue into the spotlight, and misinformation spread on social media helped turn many people against vaccination. This volume examines the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Publishing 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 615.3 PIERusch, Elizabeth
Summary: "Una historia real sobre un científico contemporáneo que salvó la capa de ozono y el planeta, evitando un desastre en el medioambiente. Mario Molina es un científico mexicoamericano y un héroe de nuestros días que ayudó a resolver la crisis de la capa de ozono de la década de 1980. Se crió en la Ciudad de México y desde niño sintió curiosidad por los mundos ocultos que estudiaba a través de un...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2019