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Llanas, Sheila

Jonas Salk: Medical Innovator and Polio Vaccine Developer

112 pp. | ABDO | September, 2013 | Library ISBN 978-1-61783-896-5 $23.95
(4) YA Essential Lives series. Though sometimes repetitive (Estée) or awkwardly written (Malcolm X), these standard-issue biographies, illustrated with stock photographs, do offer balanced portraits of their subjects and will be useful for report writers. With fewer years to cover, Malala includes chapters on Pakistan, Islam, and the Taliban. The many sidebars are informative if somewhat distracting. Reading list, timelime. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Essential Lives titles: Estée Lauder, Jonas Salk, Malcolm X, and Malala Yousafzai.
Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander

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