{"product_id":"guinea-pig-scientists-bold-self-experimenters-in-science-and-medicine-paperback","title":"Guinea Pig Scientists: Bold Self-Experimenters in Science and Medicine - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMel Boring\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLeslie Dendy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eC. B. Mordan\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt was August 27, 1885. In a hospital in Lima, Peru, a student named Daniel Carrión was preparing to infect himself with a dreaded disease . . . He had a small, sharp lancet ready . . . Carrión's friends and teacher from the medical school thought it was a bad idea. They knew Carrión was eager to learn more about this mysterious disease. \u003cbr\u003eBut were the risks worth it? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience and medicine from the inside out-ten engrossing stories of self-experimentation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho are these guinea pig scientists? Searching for clues to some of science's and medicine's bigger (and sometimes stranger) questions, they are all the men and women who devoted their lives to help find the answers. Spanning from the 1770s to the present--and uncovering the science behind digestion, the spread of yellow fever, the development of the first heart catheter, and more--their ten stories are at once scientifically detailed and fascinatingly personal.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeslie Dendy\u003c\/b\u003e has been teaching biology and chemistry for nearly thirty years. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eTracks, Scats, and Signs\u003c\/i\u003e and lives with her husband in Los Alamos, New Mexico. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMel Boring\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of a number of nonfiction picture books, as well as a novel. He lives in Rockford, Iowa, with his family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eC. B. Mordan\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of several books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eLost: A Story in String\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives near Kansas City, Missouri.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Guinea Pig Scientists: Bold Self-Experimenters in Science and Medicine\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761037410592,"sku":"9781250050656","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bd3f09f8c8dfc047fe234a3bf30a433a.webp?v=1780197871","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/guinea-pig-scientists-bold-self-experimenters-in-science-and-medicine-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}