Fastest Girl On Earth, Robbins, Dean

Автор: Robbins Dean
Название: Thank You, Dr. Salk!: The Scientist Who Beat Polio and Healed the World
ISBN: 0374313911 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780374313913
Издательство: Macmillan USA/Holtzbrink(MPS)
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Описание: 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.

Автор: Robbins, Dean
Название: Fastest Girl On Earth (Glb)
ISBN: 059312572X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780593125724
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Описание: Gear up for this high-powered picture book biography about Kitty O'Neil, the stuntwoman and racecar driver who broke the women's land speed record

Kitty O'Neil was a force to be reckoned with. She became deaf as a child, and grew up loving sports and action. Kitty jumped, ran, raced, and swam, all while learning to read lips and communicating through sign language. Eventually, Kitty took a job as a stuntwoman, doing the most dangerous job on set and even filming stunts for films like Wonder Woman

Still, Kitty wanted more thrills. She became a racecar driver and sought to do what no woman had done before. She chose the aptly named Motivator and trained like a true champion. In 1976, Kitty and the Motivator broke the land speed record, racing at over 600 miles per hour Kitty was a hero to fans everywhere, and proved that she was truly unstoppable.

Автор: Olfman Sharna, Robbins Brent Dean
Название: Drugging Our Children: How Profiteers Are Pushing Antipsychotics on Our Youngest, and What We Can Do to Stop It
ISBN: 0313396833 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780313396830
Издательство: Bloomsbury
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Описание: This book exposes the skyrocketing rate of antipsychotic drug prescriptions for children, identifies grave dangers when children`s mental health care is driven by market forces, describes effective therapeutic care for children typically prescribed antipsychotics, and explains how to navigate a drug-fueled mental health system.