THE $100,000 RAT: And Other Animal Heroes for Human Health

by Frank Stilley ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 1, 1975

Alternating between two equally inappropriate styles, this is a muddle-headed roundup of laboratory animals and their contributions to medical research. ""Hippity-Hop to the Health Maker's Shop"" is, for example, Stilley's lead in to experiments with rabbits and venereal disease--a topic further developed by long quotes from the experts on ""the observable manifestations of these treponemal diseases"" and an odd reluctance to say just what a venereal disease is, except that it falls ""into what might be called a social category."" Other chapters are every bit as fuzzy, since Stilley has merely tacked on a few paragraphs of coy gimmickry, without bothering to rephrase the scientists' explanations in words youngsters can understand.

Pub Date: May 1, 1975

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 128

Publisher: Putnam

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1975

Categories: NONFICTION