Germ Hunter: A Story about Louis Pasteur

Elaine Marie Alphin

Millbrook Press, Jan 1, 2003 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 64 pages

Growing up in the 1830s. Louis Pasteur saw the horrifying effects of diseases like rabies and tuberculosis. Filled with curiosity and imagination, Pasteur began a lifelong search for answers to his many questions about diseases. Although many scientists disagreed with his unusual ideas, his discoveries made him famous. Through his dedication and insight, Pasteur saved millions of lives and laid the groundwork for future medical advancements.

Contents

• Someone Must Know the Answer: 7
• Arguments and Proof: 24
• At War with Germs: 41
• Afterword: 58

About the author

Elain Marie Alphin was born in 1955 in San Francisco, California. She attended Rice University and upon graduation she received a Watson Research Fellowship, a grant given to graduating college seniors to fund independent study and travel outside the United States. She spent the next year in England, doing research for a novel she was writing about Richard III and his murder of his nephews. She turned her research into a novel for middle-grade readers entitled, Tournament of Time. Her other novels includeded Ghost Cadet, Picture Perfect, The Perfect Shot, and Simon Says. She won the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery and was named a YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers for the novel Counterfeit Son. She died on August 19, 2014 at age 58.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Germ Hunter: A Story about Louis Pasteur; Creative minds biography
• Author: Elaine Marie Alphin
• Illustrated by: Elaine Verstraete
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Millbrook Press, 2003
• ISBN: 1575051796, 9781575051796
• Length: 64 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / General