Growing up in the 1830s, Louis Pasteur saw the horrifying effects of diseases like rabies and tuberculosis. Filled with curiosity and imagination, Pasteur began a lifelong search for answers to his many questions about diseases. Although many scientists disagreed with his unusual ideas, his discoveries made him famous. Through his dedication and insight, Pasteur saved millions of lives and laid the groundwork for future medical advancements.

Author: Elaine Marie Alphin
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Lerner Classroom
Published: 01/01/2003
Series: Creative Minds Biography (Paperback)
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 0.20d
ISBN: 9780876149294
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.5
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 66268 / Germ Hunter: A Story about Louis Pasteur


Award: 2007 Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee - Intermediate


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 07/01/2003 pg. 136
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 458 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 458 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed

About the Author
Alphin, Elaine Marie: -

Since her first novel for young readers appeared in 1991, Elaine Marie Alphin published 27 books for young people and one for adults (about writing for young people). Elaine wrote for readers of all ages, from Davy Crockett in Lerner's History Makers series for beginning readers up through teenage mysteries such as Counterfeit Son, winner of the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult mystery. Elaine loved research, and that love impacted all of her writing, from biographies for middle grade readers like I Have Not Yet Begun To Fight: A Story About John Paul Jones in the Creative Minds series through young adult fiction such as the history-inspired mystery, The Perfect Shot to the stand-alone nonfiction young adult book An Unspeakable Crime: The Prosecution and Persecution of Leo Frank.

Verstraete, Elaine: - Elaine S. Verstraete creates art and illustration from her studio in Middlesex, New York. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Syracuse University and currently teaches illustration at Rochester Institute of Technology. Elaine's illustrations appear in numerous children's books, including six titles with Lerner Publishing Group. Her work also appears on Wegmans brand product labels and numerous Rochester-area festival posters, including Rochester's renowned Lilac Festvial.