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Stapled wraps. Condition: Fine. Cover by Dorothy Sweetser (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Illustrated stapled wraps; the bright and colorful cover by Dorothy Sweetser. 6 by 9 inches. 15 pages with a vocabulary list; illustrated with b/w photographs. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling. The Instituto Butantan is located in a large outdoor park near the campus of the University of Sao Paulo, attracting more than 300,000 people annually, and is one of the main sights of the city of São Paulo. Affiliated with the Ministry of Health of São Paulo, is one of the largest biomedical research centers in the world, accounting for more than 93% of serums and vaccines produced in Brazil, among them diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, seasonal influenza, H1N1 and most recently COVID-19. The institute is world-renowned for its collection of venomous snakes, including its 407 varieties of pit viper, rattlesnake, elapids (cobras), mamba, and colubrid species as well as lizards (including venomous species such as the Gila monster), spiders, scorpions and amphibians such as poison dart frogs. Producing vaccines and sera for prophylactic and curative. Conducts scientific missions at home and abroad through the World. Background Information: The Pan American Union is the home of the world's oldest international association, founded in 1890 to foster cultural and commercial ties among the Western Hemisphere republics. This pamphlet was one of a series to promote the region.