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The Book of Blood: From Legends and Leeches to Vampires and Veins
Web edition: July 27, 2012
Print edition: August 11, 2012; Vol.182 #3 (p. 30)
Stories about blood — from ancient bloodletting to modern medicine — take advantage of kids’ fascination for the gross and explain science at the same time.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012, 152 p., $17.99, ages 10–14
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