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Naden, Corinne J. , Blue, Rose

Jonas Salk: Polio Pioneer

48 pp. | Lerner/Millbrook | August, 2001 | Library ISBN 0-7613-1804-6 $$22.90

(4) K-3 Gateway Biography series. In readable prose, the authors discuss Salk's life with focus on his most important achievement, the vaccine for the polio virus. They also tell of his difficult personality, his family relationships, and the competition between him and Albert Sabin, who advocated a live virus vaccine. Black-and-white and color photos, as well as a time line and direct, though undocumented, quotations add valuable context. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian