Phineas Gage: A Gruesome But True Story about Brain Science
by John Fleischman
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Disability
Year Published 2002
Word Count 12,994
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1030L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 59708, 2 AR Points
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- Subject Headings
- Brain damage--Patients--United States--Biography
- Wounds and injuries
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Anatomy & Physiology
- Brain
- Gage, Phineas--Mental health
- Personality disorders--Etiology
- Gage, Phineas
- Etiology
- Brain damage--Complications
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science | Psychology
- Brain damage
- Patients
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- Personality disorders
- Complications
- Mental health
- Lists With This Book
- Explore New Genres: Biographies
- Science and Scientists
- Sample: Schoolwide
Our Original Resources 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with John Fleischman
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Kevin Orton
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Awards & Distinctions 4
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Honor, 2003
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2003
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2002
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