Phineas Gage: A Gruesome But True Story About Brain Science

ISBN-10: 0618494782
ISBN-13: 9780618494781
Author: Fleischman, John
Interest Level: 6-12
Publisher: HarperCollins

Publication Date: November 2004

Copyright: 2004

Page Count: 96

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Interest Level

Grades 6-12

Reading Level

Guided Reading: X
Lexile: 1030L
Accelerated Reader Level: 7.4
Accelerated Reader Points: 2.0
Grade Level Equivalent: 6

Genre

STRUGGLING READER RECOMMENDATION

BISAC Subjects

Brain damage; Patients; United States; Biography

Brain damage; Patients; United States; Biography

Brain damage; Patients; United States; Biography

Description
The fascinating story of the construction foreman who survived for ten years after a 13-pound iron rod shot through his brain. Gage's misfortune actually played an intriguing and important role in the development of our knowledge of the brain.
Reviews

Carson, Student
Mason City Schools

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1/30/2018 7:39:02 PM
This was a great book that really made me interested in this amazing story. It was the perfect book for a school project!