This title examines the remarkable life of Louis Pasteur. Readers will learn about Pasteur's family background, childhood, education, and groundbreaking work as a scientist who developed pasteurization and several important vaccines. Color photos and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text. Features include a table of contents, timeline, facts, additional resources, Web sites, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index. Essential Lives is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.