Results for: gail jarrow

Below is a list of 5 the books by this author.

Book cover of AMAZING HARRY KELLAR - GREAT AMER MAGICI
AMAZING HARRY KELLAR - GREAT AMER MAGICI
By: gail jarrow | Published: June 2012

Presenting the amazing Harry Kellar! The first magician to receive international fame! The most well-known illusionist at the turn of the twentieth...

Presenting the amazing Harry Kellar! The first magician to receive international fame! The most well-known illusionist at the turn of the twentieth century! The model for the Wizard of Oz! Author Gail Jarrow follows Kellar from a magician's assistant traveling and performing across the United States during the Civil War to an international superstar with a show of his own, entertaining emperors, kings, and presidents. Jarrow uses Kellar's own words and images—his amazing four-color promotional posters—to tell his riveting story in this first Kellar biography for young readers. And she reveals the science behind Kellar's illusions and explores nineteenth-century entertainment and transportation as well as the history of magic, spiritualism, and séances.

Theme: Gr. 7-12

  • ISBN
    9781590788653
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Category
    Biography
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$20.50
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Book cover of AMERICAN MURDERER - THE PARASITE THAT HAUNTED THE SOUTH
AMERICAN MURDERER - THE PARASITE THAT HAUNTED THE SOUTH
By: gail jarrow | Published: September 2022

Imagine microscopic worms living in the soil. They enter your body through your bare feet, travel to your intestines, and stay there for years...

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.

  • ISBN
    9781684378159
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Category
    High School - Social Studies
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$33.99
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Book cover of BLOOD & GERMS
BLOOD & GERMS
By: gail jarrow | Published: October 2020

Acclaimed author Gail Jarrow, recipient of a 2019 Robert F. Sibert Honor Award, explores the science and grisly history of U.S. Civil War medicine,...

Acclaimed author Gail Jarrow, recipient of a 2019 Robert F. Sibert Honor Award, explores the science and grisly history of U.S. Civil War medicine, using actual medical cases and first-person accounts by soldiers, doctors, and nurses. The Civil War took the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans and left countless others with disabling wounds and chronic illnesses. Bullets and artillery shells shattered soldiers' bodies, while microbes and parasites killed twice as many men as did the battles. Yet from this tragic four-year conflict came innovations that enhanced medical care in the United States. With striking detail, this nonfiction book reveals battlefield rescues, surgical techniques, medicines, and patient care, celebrating the men and women of both the North and South who volunteered to save lives.

Theme: War/Children and War

  • ISBN
    9781684371761
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Category
    High School - Social Studies
Retail Price:
$29.99
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Book cover of BUBONIC PLAGUE WHEN PLAGUE INVADED AMERI
BUBONIC PLAGUE WHEN PLAGUE INVADED AMERI
By: gail jarrow | Published: June 2016

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A New York Public Library Best Book for Teens In March 1900, San Francisco's health department...

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A New York Public Library Best Book for Teens In March 1900, San Francisco's health department investigated a strange and horrible death in Chinatown. A man had died of bubonic plague, one of the world's deadliest diseases. But how could that be possible? Bubonic Panic tells the true story of America's first plague epidemic—the public health doctors who desperately fought to end it, the political leaders who tried to keep it hidden, and the brave scientists who uncovered the plague's secrets. Once again, acclaimed author and scientific expert Gail Jarrow brings the history of a medical mystery to life in vivid and exciting detail for young readers. This title includes photographs and drawings, a glossary, a timeline, further resources, an author's note, and source notes.

  • ISBN
    9781620917381
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Category
    Mind & Body - Human Anatomy & Physiology
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$29.99
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Book cover of POISON EATERS
POISON EATERS
By: gail jarrow | Published: October 2019

A Washington Post Best Children's Book * NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book * A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book * A Chicago Public Library Best...

A Washington Post Best Children's Book * NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book * A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book * A Chicago Public Library Best Children's Book ★ "Revolting and riveting in turns, Jarrow's masterfully crafted narrative will fundamentally alter how readers view their food.Though laced with toxins, this is anything but toxic." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review Here is the fascinating true story of how food was made safer to eat thanks to the stubborn dedication of government chemist Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley, whose hard work and determination led to the creation of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Formaldehyde, borax, salicylic acid. Today, these chemicals are used in embalming fluids, cleaning supplies, and acne medications. But in 1900, they were routinely added to food that Americans ate from cans and jars. Often products weren't safe because unregulated, unethical companies added these and other chemicals to trick consumers into buying spoiled food or harmful medicines. Chemist Harvey Washington Wiley recognized these dangers and began a relentless thirty-year campaign to ensure that consumers could purchase safe food and drugs, eventually leading to the creation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA. Acclaimed nonfiction and Sibert Honor winning author Gail Jarrow uncovers this intriguing history in her trademark style that makes the past enthrallingly relevant for today's young readers.

Theme: Food

  • ISBN
    9781629794389
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Category
    Science - General
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$24.99
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