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American murderer : the parasite that haunted the South  Cover Image Book Book

American murderer : the parasite that haunted the South

Jarrow, Gail (author.).

Summary: "Imagine microscopic worms living in the soil. They enter your body through your bare feet, travel to your intestines, and stay there for years sucking your blood like vampires. You feel exhausted. You get sick easily. It sounds like a nightmare, but that's what happened in the American South during the 1800s and early 1900s. Doctors never guessed that hookworms were making patients ill, but zoologist Charles Stiles knew better. Working with one of the first public health organizations, he and his colleagues treated the sick and showed Southerners how to protect themselves by wearing shoes and using outhouses so that the worms didn't spread. Although hookworm was eventually controlled in the United States, the parasite remains a serious health problem throughout the world. The topic of this STEM book remains relevant and will fascinate young readers interested in medicine, science, history-and gross stories about bloodsucking creatures"--

Item details

  • ISBN: 9781635928297
  • ISBN: 168437815X
  • ISBN: 9781684378159
  • Physical Description: 159 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
    print
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2022]

Contents / Notes

General Note: NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children, 2023.
NSTA Best STEM Books, 2023.
Winner of the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-147) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Vampire -- Worm scientist -- Unlocking secrets -- The laziness germ : all about hookworms -- Battling Necator -- "Skidoo, hookworm" -- Hookworm socials -- The privy problem -- A curse is lifted -- The bloodsucker lives on.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 10-14 Calkins Creek.
Grades 5-9 Calkins Creek.
Awards Note:
Winner of the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults.
NSTA Best STEM Books, 2023.
NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children, 2023.
Subject: Stiles, Charles Wardell 1867-1941 Juvenile literature
Hookworm disease Southern States Prevention History 19th century Juvenile literature
Hookworm disease Southern States Prevention History 20th century Juvenile literature
Public health Southern States History 19th century Juvenile literature
Public health Southern States History 20th century Juvenile literature
Necator americanus Southern States Juvenile literature
Stiles, Charles Wardell 1867-1941
Hookworm disease Southern States Prevention History 19th century
Hookworm disease Southern States Prevention History 21th century
Public health Southern States History 19th century
Public health Southern States History 21th century
Necator americanus Southern States
Santé publique États-Unis (Sud) Histoire 19e siècle Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
Santé publique États-Unis (Sud) Histoire 20e siècle Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
MEDICAL / Public Health
Stiles, Charles Wardell 1867-1941
Hookworm disease Prevention
Necator americanus
Public health
Southern States
Genre: Biographies.
Ouvrages illustrés.
Matériel d'éducation et de formation.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.
Instructional and educational works.
Juvenile works.
Instructional and educational works.
Illustrated works.
History.
Biographies.
illustrated books.

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