Bibliograph

Masked hero, how Wu Lien-teh invented the mask that ended an epidemic, Dr. Shan Woo Liu and Kaili Liu Gormley ; illustrated by Lisa Wee

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Masked hero, how Wu Lien-teh invented the mask that ended an epidemic, Dr. Shan Woo Liu and Kaili Liu Gormley ; illustrated by Lisa Wee

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 4-8 years

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades Preschool-3

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Masked hero

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1362495510

Responsibility statement

Dr. Shan Woo Liu and Kaili Liu Gormley ; illustrated by Lisa Wee

Sub title

how Wu Lien-teh invented the mask that ended an epidemic

Summary

"How do you end an epidemic? More than a hundred years before COVID-19, a deadly pneumonic plague threatened to sweep through Northeast China and Dr. Wu Lien-teh bravely stepped in with ideas of his own. Growing up in Malaysia, Lien-teh had always loved science and wanted to be a doctor. His studies took him around the world, and in 1910, he brought his expertise to China to fight the plague. He promoted measures that will be familiar to readers today -- including encouraging people to wear a face covering he designed from layers of cloth and gauze: the first version of the N95 mask. Lien-teh faced opposition and discrimination, but his trailblazing methods prevailed and continue to keep us safe now. <i>Masked Hero</i>, written by Wu Lien-teh's great-granddaughter Shan Woo Liu and charmingly illustrated by Lisa Wee, celebrates the little-known history of the N95 mask, the story of the hero who devised it, and the small acts we can perform to keep our communities safe

Target audience

juvenile

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