Elixir

Titre
Elixir

Eric, Walters

Sommaire
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.

Date de publication comme intervalle
2006

Description matérielle
ix, 182 p. ; 18 cm.

Informations sur le programme
Accelerated Reader MG 4.7 6.0 89656
 
Accelerated Reader 4.7 6.0
 
Gr. 6+
 
Accelerated Reading

Vedette-matière - nom de personne
Banting, F. G. (Frederick Grant), Sir, 1891-1941-Juvenile fiction.

Terme de vedette-matière
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.

Terme géographique
Toronto (Ont.)
 
Toronto (Ont.) -- Fiction.

Genre
Historical fiction.

Résumé
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.

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9780143016410

Informations de publication
Toronto : Puffin Canada, 2006.


BibliothèqueNuméro de rayonType de documentCode à barres du documentStatut
Gold BarCL F WALBook30127000078167Classroom Library