Publisher Description

The first-ever picture book biography about Dr. Katalin Karikó, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Growing up in a small Hungarian town, Kati Karikó was curious about everything.As an adult, she channeled her curiosity into her work as a scientist. An mRNA vaccine had never been made before, and she faced frequent criticism and was told by other scientists she would never succeed. After many years of hard work and dedication, she figured out how to use mRNA to make a vaccine--and when a deadly virus called COVID-19 started infecting millions of people, Kati's invention turned out to be exactly what the world needed. Never Give Up is the inspiring true story of a determined scientist who proved that a little bit of curiosity and a lot of hard work can save lives.

Author Biography

Debbie Dadey is an author of early readers and graphic novels including The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids Graphix Chapters Books. She lives in Sevierville, Tennessee, with her husband Eric and their dog Carmen. Juliana Oakley is an illustrator based in Bahrain who loves to work with color. She draws inspiration from her family, from travels, from nature, and childhood memories. Her illustrations often start from pencil sketches and are then finished digitally.

Review

"[A] fascinating and up-to-date choice for primary science, health, and women's history units."--Booklist-- (4/15/2023 12:00:00 AM)
"An engaging look at scientific dedication and the timely development of effective vaccines."--Kirkus Reviews-- (12/15/2022 12:00:00 AM)
"Bright, beautiful illustrations are rendered in pencil and finished digitally. . . . Informative as well as inspiring, this book shows how Karikó's tenacity is proof to never give up. A first purchase for all biography collections."--starred, School Library Journal-- (2/1/2023 12:00:00 AM)

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"The inspiring story of a passionate scientist whose persistence pays off. A childhood on a farm in a Hungarian village might not seem a promising path to immunological fame, but Kati Karik

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