  | Dr. Fauci : how a boy from Brooklyn became America's doctor Author: Messner, Kate | |
| Price: $23.08 | ||
Summary:
Before he was Dr. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, Anthony Fauci was a curious boy in Brooklyn, delivering prescriptions from his father's pharmacy on his blue Schwinn bicycle. His father and immigrant grandfather taught Anthony to ask questions, consider all the data, and never give up--and Anthony's ability to stay curious and to communicate with people would serve him his entire life.
| Illustrator: | Bye, Alexandra |
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| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: LG Reading Level: 5.00 Points: .5 Quiz: 512981 |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (06/15/21)
Booklist (06/01/21)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 06/01/2021 Kids hearing about Dr. Anthony Fauci in the news will get an inviting introduction to the public health official in this amiable, breezy picture-book biography. Messner begins with Fauci’s inquisitive childhood and hits a few high points in his school career before focusing on his work with the National Institutes of Health, culminating in his high-profile work on COVID-19. The through line of Messner’s text is Fauci’s guiding principle of focusing on solving a problem with hard work, cooperation, and determination. With a pleasant, cartoonish look, Bye’s warm full-color artwork carries this through with scenes of labs and offices bustling with people of varied body shapes, skin tones, and cultural backgrounds. Robust back matter offers additional notes, including one about the safety of vaccines. Details about Fauci’s life are fairly general, and there’s little mention of the more political components of his career, but as a text emphasizing the tenacity and credentials of one of the nation’s foremost authorities on public health, this might go a long way in helping assuage children’s fears about the pandemic. - Copyright 2021 Booklist.
