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Toxic water : Minamata, Japan / by Meish Goldish.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Eco-disastersPublisher: New York, New York : Bearport Publishing, [2018]Description: 32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781684022243 (library)
  • 168402224X (library)
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
A strange disease -- Clues to the mystery -- More signs of sickness -- Finding a killer -- The factory did it -- Keeping silent -- Angry fishers -- Paying the sick -- More pollution -- Mother to child -- After sixty years -- Minamata today -- Fixing the future.
Summary: On April 21, 1956, a five-year-old girl was examined at a hospital in Minamata, Japan. Doctors were puzzled by her symptoms which included difficulty walking and speaking and severe convulsions. Days later, her sister came down with the same symptoms. Soon after, more people were found with the same illness. What was causing this devastating disease? Toxic Water: Minamata, Japan traces the tragic story of toxic wastewater from a factory that poisoned an entire Japanese town. Fascinating photos of the actual events, maps, and fact boxes enrich the compelling text. The personal and heart-breaking story will grip and inspire young readers.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 615.9256 G619 Checked out 05/18/2024 33111008819670
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

On April 21, 1956, a five-year-old girl was examined at a hospital in Minamata, Japan. Doctors were puzzled by her symptoms which included difficulty walking and speaking and severe convulsions. Days later, her sister came down with the same symptoms. Soon after, more people were found with the same illness. What was causing this devastating disease? Toxic Water: Minamata, Japan traces the tragic story of toxic wastewater from a factory that poisoned an entire Japanese town. Fascinating photos of the actual events, maps, and fact boxes enrich the compelling text. The personal and heart-breaking story will grip and inspire young readers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A strange disease -- Clues to the mystery -- More signs of sickness -- Finding a killer -- The factory did it -- Keeping silent -- Angry fishers -- Paying the sick -- More pollution -- Mother to child -- After sixty years -- Minamata today -- Fixing the future.

On April 21, 1956, a five-year-old girl was examined at a hospital in Minamata, Japan. Doctors were puzzled by her symptoms which included difficulty walking and speaking and severe convulsions. Days later, her sister came down with the same symptoms. Soon after, more people were found with the same illness. What was causing this devastating disease? Toxic Water: Minamata, Japan traces the tragic story of toxic wastewater from a factory that poisoned an entire Japanese town. Fascinating photos of the actual events, maps, and fact boxes enrich the compelling text. The personal and heart-breaking story will grip and inspire young readers.

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