Phineas Gage : a gruesome but true story about brain science
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin, [2002].
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86 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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IL: UG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 2
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Canon City Public Library - NONFICTION
362.1 FLE
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Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, [2002].
Format
Book
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 7.4, 2 Points
Lexile measure
1030

Notes

Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [80]-81), glossary, and index.
Description
A science writer specializing in medicine, Fleischman tells how Gage, foreman of a railroad construction gang, survived an iron rod being blasted through his brain in 1848, and how the subsequent study of him contributed to the modern understanding of the central nervous system.
Target Audience
4-8
Target Audience
1030,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Acceleerated Reader AR,7.4,2.0
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,6-8,7.5,6,Quiz: 33241,Guided reading level: NR.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,7.4,2.0,59708.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Fleischman, J. (2002). Phineas Gage: a gruesome but true story about brain science . Houghton Mifflin.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fleischman, John. 2002. Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science. Houghton Mifflin.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fleischman, John. Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science Houghton Mifflin, 2002.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Fleischman, John. Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science Houghton Mifflin, 2002.

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