Masked Hero

Download or read book Masked Hero written by Shan Woo Liu and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Dr. Wu Lien-teh, defeater of the Manchurian plague—in a story authored by his great-granddaughter, an emergency physician who relied on his life-saving invention during a pandemic a century later. More than a hundred years before Covid, a deadly pneumonic plague threatened to sweep through Northeast China. Medical experts were summoned to help contain it—among them Wu Lien-teh, who had overcome hurdles to be a doctor since his boyhood in Malaysia. Unlike others, Dr. Wu deduced the disease was spread through airborne bacteria and advocated for quarantines and other measures familiar to readers today, including the use of a face covering he designed from layers of cloth and gauze: the first version of the N95 mask. Wu Lien-teh faced ridicule and discrimination, but his trailblazing methods prevailed: the 1910 Manchurian plague was vanquished in four months, and his invention continues to keep us safe now. Masked Hero, written by Dr. Wu Lien-teh’s great-granddaughter Shan Woo Liu and charmingly illustrated by Lisa Wee, celebrates the little-known history of the N95 mask and the hero who first devised it. Back matter, including an author’s note and a time line, sheds further light on the ever-relevant past, encouraging budding scientists to think bravely—and remember the small acts we all can perform to keep our communities safe.

Download or read book Heroes Masked and Mythic written by Christopher Wood and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-01-04 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Epic battles, hideous monsters and a host of petty gods--the world of Classical mythology continues to fascinate and inspire. Heroes like Herakles, Achilles and Perseus have influenced Western art and literature for centuries, and today are reinvented in the modern superhero. What does Iron Man have to do with the Homeric hero Odysseus? How does the African warrior Memnon compare with Marvel's Black Panther? Do DC's Wonder Woman and Xena the Warrior Princess reflect the tradition of Amazon women such as Penthesileia? How does the modern superhero's journey echo that of the epic warrior? With fresh insight into ancient Greek texts and historical art, this book examines modern superhero archetypes and iconography in comics and film as the crystallization of the hero's journey in the modern imagination.

Download or read book Super Heroes written by Richard Reynolds and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 1994 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of one of popular culture's superstars whose enchanting mystique pervades the modern world

Download or read book Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Vol. 8 written by Naoyuki Kageyama and published by VIZ Media LLC. This book was released on 2012-07-30 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: YU-GI-OH! GX © 2005 by Kazuki Takahashi, Naoyuki Kageyama/SHUEISHA Inc. -- VIZ Media

Download or read book Masks written by T. H. M. Gellar-Goad and published by punctum books. This book was released on 2024 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Out of the Woods written by Nancy L. Canepa and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering over 300 years, this volume of essays articulates the literary, ideological and historical contexts in which fairy tales evolved in Italy and France. The tales analyzed were each appropriated from oral tradition by professional men and women of letters and thus reveal a cultural history

Download or read book The Masks We Wear written by Kristi Jo Shields and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-25 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Masks We Wear By: Kristi Jo Shields The Masks We Wear, a collection of poems, was created during the COVID-19 Pandemic. These poetic stories were written on how each of Kristi Jo Shields’ family member's perspectives were during this time. They were able to find strength, each in their own way, with love or inspiration of others. Their stories are serious, yet presented with a light heart. Enjoy The Masks We Wear, a heartening, relatable, and inspirational collection of poetry.