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Thank You, Dr. Salk!

The Scientist Who Beat Polio and Healed the World

Dean Robbins Mike Dutton

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Hardback

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English
Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
28 September 2021
When Jonas Salk sees his neighbors incapacitated by the polio virus, he knows it's his chance to apply the Jewish concept tikkun olam-healing the world. By reading books, learning math, and training to become a scientist, Salk invents the vaccine that would cure polio across the globe. Dean Robbins's captivating prose and Mike Dutton's colorful illustrations demonstrate how one person's bravery and altruism can help heal the world. With an informational author's note and a timeline of the invention and implementation of vaccines, this picture book with STEM connections will appeal to history buffs, science lovers, librarians, and teachers alike.

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Illustrated by:   Mike Dutton
Imprint:   Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 286mm,  Width: 238mm,  Spine: 12mm
Weight:   432g
ISBN:   9780374313913
ISBN 10:   0374313911
Pages:   40
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 4 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Dean Robbins is a journalist and children's book author. His picture books include Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass; Miss Paul and the President: The Creative Campaign for Women's Right to Vote; Margaret and the Moon: How Margaret Hamilton Saved the First Lunar Landing; and The Astronaut Who Painted the Moon. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with his family. Find him at deanrobbins.net. Mike Dutton is the illustrator of Food Truck Fest by Alexandra Penfold, Donovan's Big Day by Leslea Newman, and the comic One Swoop Fell. He has drawn numerous Google Doodles, including one of Dr. Jonas Salk. He is an art director at animation studio Tonko House, and lives with his family in Berkeley, California. duttonart.net.

Reviews for Thank You, Dr. Salk!: The Scientist Who Beat Polio and Healed the World

A hardworking title, this is a great choice for allaying vaccination fears, communicating the importance of science and medicine, showing that heroes come in many forms, and explaining that education, creativity, resilience, and dedication can lead to achievements and concrete results. An engaging blend of history, biography, science, and epidemiology that is sure to inspire and inform. --Booklist Robbins' biography is particularly timely within the context of the coronavirus epidemic, and his direct, streamlined account connects well with early primary listeners, who may take some comfort in knowing that science has managed to get other epidemics under control. --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books


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