Title: Beware the tamping spike!
Product review: This book has been out for a few years, but deserves to be mentioned anew. It is written for middle school readers, and will please those who want something exciting, not too long, and not mushy. Phineas Gage was working on the railroad in 1848 when an errant explosion sent a crow bar-sized tamping spike up through his neck, past his eye socket, and right out the top of his head. Appropriately grisly illustrations for those of us who like that sort of thing.The author works in a good deal of medical history and "brain science" along with his tale of Phineas' horrifying accident. Modern advances in our understanding of the brain are also included. A glossary, resource list and index make this a great teaching tool as well a very interesting read. Wish I'd had this book when I was studying the brain in 5th grade.
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