Public Health Microbiologist
From the Series 21st Century Skills Library
Much of the battle against disease is fought by these scientists and their amazing equipment. This volume recounts the history as well as the current state of the art.
- Tracking the Invisible
- Understanding What Cannot Be Seen
- Microbiologists Then and Now
- Tools for Tiny Tests
- Helping Ever yone
- Glossary
- For More Information
- Index
| Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 8 |
|---|---|
| Reading Level | Grade 6 |
| Copyright | 2008 |
| BISACS | JNF011000, JNF051050 |
| Publisher | Cherry Lake Publishing |
| Series | Racial Justice in America: Excellence and Achievement: 21st Century Skills Library |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| Lexile | 850 |
| ISBN | 9781602790537 |
|---|---|
| Title Format | Reinforced book |
| Release Date | 2007-08-01 |
| Author | Tamra B. Orr |
| Features | Author/Illustrator biography, Glossary of key words, Index, Informative sidebars, Reviewed, Sources for further research, Table of contents |
| Dewey | 616.9 |
| Dimensions | 7.5 x 9.5 |
| ATOS Reading Level | 5.8 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 117871 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |
Reviewed on 1 November 2009
School Library Journal
Gr 3-6 These highly readable books introduce some interesting careers. Each volume provides background information about the field and a clear look into its many possibilities in the 21st century. A chapter highlights ways to become involved in the profession and the interests and skills required. Activities that will allow students to learn more about the career are also included. Scattered throughout the chapters are boxes that add additional information. Colorful photographs illustrate each book. This series provides readers with a clear look at interesting careers that will play a role in the future. Christine Markley, Washington Elementary School, Barto, PA.
Reviewed on 1 February 2008
Library Media Connection
Each book in this series, except Robot Scientist and Sound Engineer, begins with a historical narrative that illustrated how the Career has influenced daily life. These stories are good books for students and would be quite useful in book talking the titles. Each title proceeds to give a basic overview of the career. The books are not written in a cookie cutter fashion: some cover tools of the trade, others its impact on the future, and others walk the reader through a day in the life. Marginal asides include life and career skills, learning and innovation skills, and 21st century content. Each provides further insight into the career as well as posing thought-provoking questions that require the reader to apply higher level thinking skills. Illustrative photographs accompany the text and add to the books? visual appeal. The only drawback is that some vocabulary will be a stretch for readers and often the glossary uses advanced terms to define words.
Bibliography, Glossary, Index.
Recommended.
Amanda Jones, Library Media Specialist. Dominion Trail elementary, Ashburn, Virginia
Author: Tamra B. Orr
Tamra Orr is a full-time writer and author living in the gorgeous Pacific Northwest. She loves her job because she learns more about the world every single day and then turns that information into pop quizzes for her patient and tolerant children (ages 16, 13, and 10). She has written more than 80 nonfiction books for people of all ages, so she never runs out of material and is sure she‘d be a champion on Jeopardy!