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I received an e-arc of this book through NetGalley.

Please continue to write and publish these books! I love this whole series!

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I only learned about Louis Pasteur after reading this book; thank you, publisher and writer, for compiling brief biographies of world figures into a book complete with lovely illustrations; as always, I eagerly await the next series of this book.

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Thank you NetGalley for letting me read this book. I enjoy this series of books a lot and in a year from now when I am a teacher I will have all on my bookshelf in the classroom. I like how inclusive they are and the pictures are fantastic.

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I love this series! I didn't realize that the person who discovered pasteurization was also the same person who created vaccines. LPBD is always informative and fun for kids!

Thanks to netgalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review!

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If he wasn’t a renowned scientist, he would have been a famous artist I feel!

Such a talented and hard working guy he was! I just love how this little colourful book inform so much about the life of Louis Pasteur.

Do get this one. It’s so worth it.

The basic lesson is this: no matter how dejected you get in something you strongly believe in, go for it with all you have. But also try your best to let others know about it.

I know that it’s not just one person’s work in making a scientific breakthrough but let’s also celebrate how far we have come and how grateful we are for the invention of vaccines.

Thank you, Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, for the advance reading copy.

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Louis Pasteur is the subject of another outstanding Little People, Big Dreams book.
The informative, beautifully illustrated book details Louis's childhood and how he came to discover pasteurization and his vaccine that changed the modern world - but initially looking at microbes in wine!
Easy accessible for children who can read and for educators that wish to share this in their classroom as a class read.

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This series is a favorite of mine among the children’s nonfiction genre. My preschool students love the series especially for the art. This particular installment does a great job of making Pasteur’s accomplishments simplified and tying them into the current world. Vaccines are a huge part of medicine today, especially in the post-COVID world. So kids will be interested to learn about the man who made the first one!

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This is a great intro to Louis Pasteur for young kids. The pictures are colorful and the characters all have very expressive faces that really get across the emotion of the text. The text is straightforward and simple enough for young kids to understand while also getting across a lot of information. I feel like I even learned something from reading it.

Content warning: There is a brief mention of three of his kids dying of typhoid accompanied by an image of a funeral so, that's something to be aware of if you have a very sensitive kid.

I think this would be great for kids 6-9 who still enjoy being read to. It opens the door for an interest in science and history and will likely prompt questions.

*Thanks to NetGalley and Frances Lincoln Children's Books for providing an early copy for review.

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Who would have suspected that a simple request by the father of one of his students to find out why his wine was spoiling, would lead to an invention that we rely on today?

This is a fantastic STEM book for children! It introduces them to the Father of Microbiology, Louis Pasteur. They’ll read about a curious little boy whose mind was always brimming with questions and who loved spending time searching for answers. This lifelong quest resulted in many scientific breakthroughs.

I discussed with my little ones how much easier it is to fight an enemy you can see, but not always so easy to fight an invisible one! This restless dreamer was fighting against bacteria and microbes and won through dedication and persistence.

I also discussed how solving one of the biggest mysteries at this time was found by paying attention to the little things. So often they are overlooked.

This exploration of pasteurization and immunization is a fantastic STEM book to add to your little one’s library!

I was gifted this copy by Quarto Publishing Group, Frances Lincoln Children’s Books and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.

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Another great title in the Little People, Big Dreams series! This time the focus is on Louis Pasteur, a pioneer in microbiology and modern medicine with his discoveries of microbes and vaccines. As with all books in this series, the illustrations are fun, the content is relatable for young kids, and the message is a wholesome one. My young STEM enthusiast loved learning the story of Pasteur's life.

Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children's Books and NetGalley for providing us with an advance readers copy to review! We enjoyed it.

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Wonderful book for budding scientists. It reminded me of how important Louis Pasteur was, from pasteurization to vaccination. Fascinating story. Great man. Science, I mean, real science. Inspiring and important.

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I would read a book about a French scientist. I trigger myself. Jokes aside, while I knew Louis was responsible for pasteurization, I had no idea about his role in vaccinations. STEM books have always been a favorite of mine. I used to get a Popular Science subscription back in the day. I'll go back to my nerd corner now.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher.

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I received a free copy of, Louis Pasteur, By Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I have never heard of Louis Pasteur before I read this book. He was a great scientist and artist, way before his time. Losing 3 of his children to typhoid, really helped Louis focus on what he wanted to do with his life. Louis created the first vaccine!

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