Aklilu Lemma

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>History is full of unsung heroes.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>There are hundreds no </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>thousands</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> of people from across the planet and throughout history who have done genuinely amazing things for the human race . . . and most people don't know a thing about them!</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This is the story of one of those heroes. An outstanding professor called Aklilu Lemma. He was a </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>pathobiologist</em></strong><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>from Ethiopia and led an extraordinary life full of achievements campaigns and adventures.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Very early on in his career Aklilu Lemma discovered a natural cure for a disease known as </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>schistosomiasis</em></strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)></span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em> </em></strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>which won him an award called the Right Livelihood Award also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize. That was a MASSIVE achievement especially for someone from Ethiopia! This well-illustrated children's book narrates the true story of this scientist in a way that teaches and inspires children.</span></p>