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Papa's mechanical fish
By Candace Fleming, Boris Kulikov. 2013
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Historical fiction, Family stories, General fictionScience and medicine biography
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In the summer of 1851, with encouragement and ideas provided by his family, an inventor builds a working submarine and…
takes his family for a ride. Includes notes about Lodner Phillips, the real inventor on whom the story is based. For grades K-3 and older readers. 2013My mastodon
By Barbara Lowell, Antonio Marinoni. 2020
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Family stories, Animal stories, Historical fiction, General fictionScience and medicine biography
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Inspired by the 19th-century lives of artist and scientist Charles Wilson Peale's family, this is a tale of a girl and her favorite companion-a fossilized mastodon! For grades K-3. Unrated
Amazing Doctors and Nurses
By Charles Margerison. 2010
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Short storiesScience and medicine biography, Medicine
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Ever wondered who developed insulin? Or, who completed the first heart transplant? Explore the lives of some of most amazing…
doctors and nurses. Gain an insight into the lives they led and the challenges they faced. We have all relied on doctors and nurses at various points during our lives. However, the amazing stories behind so many important and influential achievements remain unknown. This book explores how doctors and nurses have developed their remarkable skills and methods to help patients, supported by researchers in many fields.Explore the life stories of an amazing range of characters including Florence Nightingale, Elizabeth Blackwell, Ignaz Semmelweis and Che Guevara. These people paved the way for modern medicine and saved countless lives by advancing the boundaries of treatment. The life stories come back to life through in a new story format called a BioView®. It is as if each of the doctors and nurses has returned through time to tell the story of their life and their amazing achievements.What is a BioView®? A BioView® is a short biographical story, similar to an interview, about an amazing person. The stories can be read in around ten minutes. They provide an easy way of learning about people who made major contributions to our world. The unique format and flow enables each person's story to come alive, as if it is being personally told to you and reflects their interests, emotions and passions. These are unique life stories that can provide you with inspiration in your own life.Visit www.amazingpeopleclub.com to explore this exciting range ofbooks and audio resources.Other Days
By John Haines. 1982
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Short storiesScience and medicine biography, Nature
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
SELECTIONS FROM A WORK IN PROGRESS: ESSAYS BY John Haines ILLUSTRATIONS BY Jo HAINES