| Title | : | Exploring the History of Medicine |
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| ISBN | : | 0890512485 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 0890512485 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 165 pages |
| Publication | : | Master Books; Illustrated edition (April 1, 1999) |
John Hudson Tiner received five National Science Foundation teaching fellowships during his 12 years of teaching science and mathematics. He is a graduate of chemistry at the College of the Holy Cross (Massachusetts), graduate of astronomy at Sam Houston State University (Texas), and a graduate of mathematics at Duke University (NC). He also worked as a mathematician and cartographer for the Defense Mapping Agency, Aerospace Center (St. Louis).
Today, Tiner is a full time writer. His popular non fiction books tell their stories through the lives of people who left the world in a better condition than they found it. He says, After the research is finished, a wonderful moment occurs when the story takes over and the characters come alive. No longer am I a writer, but a time traveler who stands unobserved in the shadows and reports the events as they occur.
He has received numerous honors for his writing, including the Missouri Writer's Guild award for best juvenile book for Exploring the World of Chemistry, which was also published by Master Books.
Exploring the History of Medicine Reviews
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Read this book with my daughter during her health class when I homeschooled her through a program called sunlight. I loved it so much I remembered it years later when my youngest child said he wanted to be a doctor when he grew up. I ordered it on and it was perfect.
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My 11 year old daughter and I enjoyed this book very much. It is well written and includes a brief "quiz" at the end of each chapter to aid in understanding and retention. Once we started the book, it was difficult to set it down again. We wanted to keep reading!
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I wasn't sure if this would work for us or hold my kids attention, but it has! It's written in a way that's easy to understand and I teach my 10 &13 year old from it at the same time. It does talk of God but is not overly religious as of 1/2 way through it.we will see
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I enjoyed the book, although it is written for children (middle school). My only disagreement is with the claim that the smallpox vaccine worked to eliminate smallpox. Smallpox was largely already eradicated (by major improvements in community and individual hygiene) by the
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Wonderful book! I've been using it to supplement our anatomy unit in my 5th grade classroom and have received nothing but positive feedback from the parents. The students are engaged with the information and I'm enjoying rediscovering some of the interesting bits of
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This is a terrific volume which makes it easy to introduce a "grown up" subject to children as young as eight (IMO). The narrative is packed with facts, character motivations/obstacles, and the subsequent lessons/results. All of this is presented in a gentle,
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My daughter is convinced she's going to be a doctor someday. I purchased this book in an effort to encourage her dream. Regardless of whether she ever wears a white coat or not, I know that we'll both always be thankful we found this wonderful book! Filled with history and
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This book brings out the major steps and who was responsible for them from the time of Hippocrates forward. It is interesting and contains a review at the end of each chapter. The best part is that it holds the kids' interest, it isn't just a dry book filled with
