Vaccines

by Matt Chandler

Overview

This book explores how vaccines work and are developed, highlighting examples of historic vaccines and the diseases they help prevent as well as the debates and challenges related to vaccination that remain today. The book also includes a table of contents, two infographics, informative sidebars, two Case Study special features, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers title is at the Voyager level, aligned to reading levels of grades 5-6 and interest levels of grades 5-9.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781637391341
Publisher:	North Star Editions
Publication date:	01/01/2022
Series:	Focus on Current Events
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.16(d)
Age Range:	10 - 12 Years

About the Author

Matt Chandler is the author of 75 books for children. His book Side-by-Side Baseball Stars was named Best Children’s Book of 2015 by the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA). Matt lives in New York with his wife and children.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Dr. Salk Changes the World 5

Chapter 2 The History of Vaccines 9

Chapter 3 How Vaccines Work 15

Chapter 4 The Other Polio Vaccine 20

Chapter 4 Developing a Vaccine 23

Chapter 5 Vaccine Access 29

Case Study Immunizing Children 32

Chapter 6 COVID-19 35

Chapter 7 Vaccine Controversy 41

Focus on Vaccines 46

Glossary 47

To Learn More 48

Index 48

Editorial Reviews

"[E]ach topic is presented to make it more accessible....Good overviews of trending topics and current events." —School Library Journal

From the Publisher

04/01/2022

Gr 6–8—This series zeros in on current events from cryptocurrency to protests to electric vehicles. Each title has approximately seven chapters, the format of which is a full page of text then a smaller photo accompanied with a smaller paragraph. Pictures are captioned with detail and vocabulary words are in bold, helping with the focus questions. Infographics help breakdown more detailed information, such as a timeline of U.S. Citizenship (Protests) or the different parts of various electric vehicles (Electric Vehicles). The series attempts to give a well-rounded overview of each topic, starting with why it is a current event, and then moving into the history, advantages, challenges, what needs improvement, and what the future holds. Although not every topic may appeal to every reader, each topic is presented to make it more accessible. Back matter includes a glossary, where to learn more, and an index. VERDICT Good overviews of trending topics and current events.

School Library Journal