Phineas Gage: A Gruesome But True Story about Brain Science
by John Fleischman
In 1848, Phineas Gage, a foreman on a railroad construction blasting crew, was horribly... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Area
- Disability
Year Published 2002
Word Count 12,994
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1030L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 59708
- Subject Headings
- Brain damage--Patients--United States--Biography
- Wounds and injuries
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Anatomy & Physiology
- Brain
- Gage, Phineas--Mental health
- Personality disorders--Etiology
- Gage, Phineas
- Etiology
- Brain damage--Complications
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science | Psychology
- Brain damage
- Patients
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- Personality disorders
- Complications
- Mental health
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About the Author 2
Author Interviews 1
Interview with John Fleischman
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Kevin Orton
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Awards & Distinctions 4
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2021
Honor, 2003
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2003
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
Fanfare, 2001 - 2020
Selection, 2002
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