Elixir
Titre
:
Elixir
Eric, Walters
Sommaire
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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.
Date de publication comme intervalle
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2006
Description matérielle
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ix, 182 p. ; 18 cm.
Informations sur le programme
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Accelerated Reader MG 4.7 6.0 89656
Accelerated Reader 4.7 6.0
Gr. 6+
Accelerated Reading
Vedette-matière - nom de personne
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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
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Toronto (Ont.)
Toronto (Ont.) -- Fiction.
Genre
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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)
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9780143016410
Informations de publication
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Toronto : Puffin Canada, 2006.
| Bibliothèque | Numéro de rayon | Type de document | Code à barres du document | Statut |
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| Gold Bar | CL F WAL | Book | 30127000078167 | Classroom Library |