Elixir
Título
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Elixir
Eric, Walters
Resumen
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In 1921, twelve-year-old Ruth spends her summer at the University of Toronto and is befriended by Dr. Banting and his assistant, Mr. Best, who are searching for a cure for diabetes. When animal rights protestors try to enlist her support, Ruth is torn between loyalty to her new friends and her sympathy for the animals used in their research.
Fecha de publicación como intervalo
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2006
Descripción física
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ix, 182 p. ; 18 cm.
Información del programa
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Accelerated Reader MG 4.7 6.0 89656
Accelerated Reader 4.7 6.0
Gr. 6+
Accelerated Reading
Materia personal
:
Banting, F. G. (Frederick Grant), Sir, 1891-1941-Juvenile fiction.
Término de la materia
:
Loyalty -- Fiction.
Insulin -- History -- Fiction.
Animal experimentation -- Fiction.
Animal experimentation -- Dogs -- Fiction.
Animal rights movement -- Fiction.
Canadian authors
Insuline -- Histoire -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Expérimentation animale -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Banting, Frederick Grant -- Sir -- 1891-1941.
Loyauté -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Dogs -- Fiction
Insulin -- fiction
Frederick G. Banting -- fiction
Diabetes - Research
Dr. Banting - fiction
Insulin -- History.
Animal rights activists.
Summer.
Dogs as laboratory animals.
Término geográfico
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Toronto (Ont.)
Toronto (Ont.) -- Fiction.
Género
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Historical fiction.
Síntesis
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In 1921, twelve-year-old Ruth spends her summer at the University of Toronto and is befriended by Dr. Banting and his assistant, Mr. Best, who are searching for a cure for diabetes. When animal rights protestors try to enlist her support, Ruth is torn between loyalty to her new friends and her sympathy for the animals used in their research.
ISBN
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9780143016410
Información de publicación
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Toronto : Puffin Canada, 2006.
| Biblioteca | Signatura topográfica | Tipo de material | Código de barras del documento | Estado |
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| Gold Bar | CL F WAL | Book | 30127000078167 | Classroom Library |