Fred & Marjorie: A Doctor, a Dog, and the Discovery of Insulin
by Deborah Kerbel and Angela Poon
"One hundred years ago, juvenile diabetes was a death sentence for millions of people... read more
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Graphic Novel
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2021
Word Count 2,014
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 600L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 515762, 0.5 AR Points
- Subject Headings
- Best, Charles Herbert, 1899-1978--Comic books, strips, etc
- Dogs as laboratory animals
- Banting, F. G. (Frederick Grant), 1891-1941--Comic books, strips, etc
- Insulin--History--Cartoons and comics
- Physicians
- Diabetes--History--Comic books, strips, etc
- Physicians--Cartoons and comics
- Insulin--History--Comic books, strips, etc
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Biography
- Dogs as laboratory animals--Comic books, strips, etc
- Insulin--History--Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / History
- Banting, F. G. (Frederick Grant), 1891-1941--Cartoons and comics
- Ontario
- Best, Charles Herbert, 1899-1978--Juvenile literature
- Diabetes--History--Cartoons and comics
- Banting, F. G. (Frederick Grant), 1891-1941--Juvenile literature
- Physicians--Ontario--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc
- Banting, F. G. (Frederick Grant), 1891-1941
- Dogs as laboratory animals--Juvenile literature
- Diabetes--History--Juvenile literature
- Diabetes
- Insulin
- Physicians--Ontario--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Best, Charles Herbert, 1899-1978
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Discoveries
- Lists With This Book
- STEM/STEAM Biographies
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Commended, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Hi-Lo Selection, 2021
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