Ivan Pavlov

Ivan Pavlov: Exploring the Mysteries of Behavior — “He started out studying the heart and won scientific acclaim for exploring the stomach. Today, however, Pavlov is most famous for different work, work he did not begin until he was fifty years old. At the dawn of the twentieth century, he made a discovery that helped shape a new branch of medical science – psychology, the study of the mind.”

Review at This Wild Life

“The text is readable while being scholarly enough for research . . . It is well organized and a good length for middle school students . . . Good for research but enjoyable enough for pleasure reading . . . Solid biography for middle school students . . .”

—TriState Young Adult Book Review Committee, January 2007

“. . . an interesting and thorough biography of the famous Russian scientist . . . One strength of this text is that Ivan Pavlov is characterized as a person influenced by his family and his colleagues, not as an isolated entity . . . This book is a useful introduction to classical conditioning.”

—Science Books & Films, May/June 2007