The Workers' Detective
A Story about Dr. Alice Hamilton
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
Dr. Alice Hamilton’s accomplishments were many, but one in particular changed her life forever. Working as a social worker in the Chicago slums, Alice noticed that lead factory workers were pale and thin, and some had trouble moving their wrists and hands. Setting out to investigate the cause of their ailements, Alice pioneered a new branch of medicine—industrial medicine. As a doctor, social worker, and fighter for peace, Alice single-handedly changed the world. Because of her many American workers lived longer, healthier lives.
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978-0-7613-8271-3
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$25.99 |
| Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 8 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 5 |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint | Millbrook Press ™ |
| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 2011-08-01 |
| Reading Counts! Level | 6.4 |
| Text Type | Narrative Nonfiction |
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| BISACS | JNF007090, JNF007120 |
| Dewey | 616.9'803'092 |
| Graphics | 1-color illustrations |
| Lexile | 960 |
| ATOS Reading Level | 6.8 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 48037 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 1.0 |
| Features | Bibliography/further reading, Index, Maps, Reviewed, Table of contents, and Teaching Guides |
Author: Stephanie Sammartino McPherson
Stephanie Sammartino McPherson wrote her first children's story in college. She enjoyed the process so much that she's never stopped writing. A former teacher and freelance newspaper writer, she has written more than thirty books and numerous magazine stories. Her recent books include Hothouse Earth: The Climate Crisis and the Importance of Carbon Neutrality, winner of the Green Earth Book Award for young adult nonfiction, and Breakthrough: Katalin Karikó and the mRNA Vaccine. Stephanie and her husband, Richard, live in Virginia.
Illustrator: Janet A. Schulz
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Creative Minds Biographies
Meet some of the world’s most creative minds! Written in story format, these episodic biographies give clear, straightforward accounts of historical figures’ lives. Each true story is accompanied by black-and-white illustrations. View available downloads →