Thursday, January 9, 2014

Allman, Toney. Radiation Sickness.


Allman, Toney.  Radiation Sickness.  Gale/Lucent      2013  104p  ISBN 978-1-4205-0900-7  ms/jr  VG-BNS  Nonfiction          

Allman offers clear, careful descriptions of radiation sickness.  He explains what radiation sickness is, under what conditions radiation sickness occurs, and how people cope with it.  Treatment and prevention are discussed, as well as examples of notable cases of radiation sickness, including that of scientist Marie Curie.  However, the author fails to include Japan’s disastrous 2011 nuclear breach in Fukishima. 

Informative and factual,
this book will be a helpful volume for young researchers and debaters.  It includes quotation sources, an annotated bibliography, and a list of organizations to contact for additional exploration.  The information is well-organized and intuitive.  This is a solid addition to middle-school collections.

Summary: This book explores radiation sickness in detail, covering causes and effects, treatments, and medical advancements.                      

Radiation sickness                                     --Hillary Welliver

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