Book
American Murderer: The Parasite That Haunted the South
by Gail Jarrow
- Published
- 2022
- Genre
- Folk Tale
- Pages
- 160
- Words
- 26334
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 8.2
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Lexile
- 1080L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 10–17
This book discusses the history and life cycle of human parasites known as hookworms, including medicines developed to kill them and methods used to stop their spread.
Collections
ALSC Notables
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9781684378159
- ISBN-10
- 168437815X
Tags
ALSC NotablesHealthcareHistory-American/U.S. HistoryMedicineNonfictionScience-BiologySouth