  | Tu Youyou's discovery : finding a cure for malaria Author: Daemicke, Songju Ma | |
| Price: $21.88 | ||
Summary:
Tu Youyou had been interested in science and medicine since she was a child, so when malaria started infecting people all over the world in 1969, she went to work finding a treatment. Trained as a medical researcher in college and healed by traditional medicine techniques when she was young, Tu Youyou started experimenting with natural Chinese remedies. The treatment she discovered through years of research and experimentation is still used all over the world today.
| Illustrator: | Lin |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (09/15/21)
School Library Journal (10/01/21)
Booklist (06/01/21)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 06/01/2021 The She Made History series (6 new titles) celebrates the lives of women around the world and the notable contributions they have made. Tu YouYou’s Discovery tells the story of the first Chinese woman to win a Nobel Prize, utilizing a conventional narrative format. Each title is engaging and features appealing illustrations, while providing ample context and additional resources (glossaries, bibliographies, time lines, etc.). Each book takes a positive, upbeat tone and encourages readers to learn more about these people. Furthermore, the publisher has taken care to match the books’ racially and ethnically diverse subjects to female authors and illustrators from similar cultures. This attractive series shines spotlights on inspiring, deserving role models. - Copyright 2021 Booklist.
School Library Journal - 10/01/2021 Gr 2–5—Scientist and researcher Tu Youyou, the first Chinese woman ever to win a Nobel Prize, is profiled in this fascinating book about the discovery of a traditional Chinese remedy to cure a deadly disease. Youyou's lifelong desire to study science and help people, strengthened by her own long recovery from tuberculosis as a child, led her to study medicine at Peking (now Beijing) University. Later assigned to lead a research team with the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Youyou and her team were tasked with finding a cure for malaria. The scientists are shown experimenting with various plants and failing over and over—190 times in all—until Youyou chanced on the solution after reading about an ancient Chinese remedy. An interesting historical note explains that even though the cure was first discovered in 1971, it was not approved for use for 14 more years. All characters in the charming illustrations (except those at the Nobel Prize ceremony) are depicted as Asian. Back matter includes a time line of Youyou's life, an author's note, and a selected bibliography. Of particular interest is a description of the scientific method and how each of the steps was carried out by Youyou and her team. VERDICT A much-needed biography of a woman scientist and great addition to any library's STEM collection.—Sue Morgan, Hillsborough Cty. Sch. Dist., Hillsborough, CA - Copyright 2021 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
