������������������BloodBanks����������������������������������������������������byMeishGoldishillustratedbyNicoleTadgellP.6,Referenceforillustration,AmherstCollegeArchivesandSpecialCollections,AmherstLibrary.Copyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPer-missionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN10:0-15-351698-4ISBN13:978-0-15-351698-6OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-351216-4(Grade6AdvancedCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-351216-2(Grade6AdvancedCollection)ISBN10:0-15-358181-6(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-358181-6(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPub-lishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891017912111009080706TheManWhoBuiltBloodBanks3Everyoneknowsthatabankisaplacethathandlesmoney.Youcanopenanaccountthere.Onceyouputmoneyintoyouraccount,thebankholdsitforyou.Lateryoucantakeyourmoneyoutifyouneedtospendit.However,doyouknowwhatabloodbankis?Asthenamesuggests,it’saplacethathandlesblood.Peopledonatetheirblood,whichthebloodbankthenstoresandkeepssafe.Laterthebloodmaybeusedbythedonororbysomeoneelsewhoneedsit.Moneybankshavebeenaroundformanycenturies.Bloodbanks,however,arenotthatold.Theyhaveexistedlessthanahundredyears.Beforethattime,peopledidn’tknowhowtostorebloodandkeepitfresh.If...
