Never Give Up
Dr. Kati Karikó and the Race for the Future of Vaccines

Name: Never Give Up
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Debbie Dadey
ISBN: 9781666637267

Author: Debbie Dadey

Narrator: Stephanie Németh-Parker

Unabridged: 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 07/11/2023

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Health & Daily Living, Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries, Biographical

Synopsis

Hungarian American biochemist Katalin Kati Karikó became fascinated by science as a child and grew up determined to find a way to use messenger RNA?a copy of a part of DNA that provides cells with instructions to make proteins?to help fight illness. An mRNA vaccine had never been made before, and she faced frequent criticism and was told by other scientists she would never succeed. Karikó refused to give up her research, and when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, she played a critical role in developing the successful Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine faster than any other vaccine in history.

About Debbie Dadey

Debbie Dadey is an author of early readers and graphic novels, including The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids Graphix Chapters Books. She lives with her husband Eric and their dog Carmen in Sevierville, Tennessee.

About Juliana Oakley

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.

About Stephanie Németh-Parker

Stephanie Nemeth-Parker is a SAG-AFTRA audiobook narrator, voiceover artist, and actress with over thirty years of experience. With a voice that has been described as warm and soothing, her versatility and adeptness with accents has enabled her to work on a multitude of projects.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Harry

Reading Bear Grylls always makes me want to go and climb Mount Everest. But aside from giving me itchy feet, Bear’s optimism and general go-get-‘em attitude is genuinely inspiring and refreshing in a world that sometimes seems to tell us to accept our lot and that life just sucks sometimes. There’s......more

Goodreads review by Inese

Uz beigām varbūt sāka palikt garlaicīgi,bet nē-došu visas 5 zvaigznes! Kaut kas oriģināls un aizraujošs grāmatu pasaulē!......more

Goodreads review by Dan

This book covers three aspects of Bear's life: Bear the adventurer, Bear the businessman and Bear the family man. The first half was snappy and entertaining but the second became slow and repetitive. You certainly couldn't miss Bear's 'Never Give Up' mantra as it's mentioned every other page!......more

Goodreads review by Ieva

Tagad pēc grāmatas izlasīšanas gribas noskatīties visus Bēra šovus!!!......more