Patricia's vision : the doctor who saved sight / by Michelle Lord ; illustrated by Alleanna Harris.

Title
Patricia's vision : the doctor who saved sight / by Michelle Lord ; illustrated by Alleanna Harris.

By
Lord, Michelle.

Publication Date
2020

Publication Information
New York : Sterling Childrens Books,

Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill.

Subject Term
Ophthalmologists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
 
Women inventors -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
 
African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
 
Eye -- Surgery -- Juvenile literature.

Added Author
Harris, Alleanna.

Summary
Born in 1940s Harlem, Patricia Bath dreamed of being a doctor--even though that wasn't a career option for most women. This biography follows Dr. Bath in her quest to become an ophthalmologist and restore sight to the blind. "Choosing miracles" when everyone else had given up hope, she invented a specialized laser for removing cataracts, becoming the first African American woman doctor to receive a medical patent.

Language
English

ISBN
9781454931379


LibraryCollectionMaterial TypeShelf NumberStatus
Corner Brook (WCB)Juv BioJuvenile BiographyB BATChecked In
Mount Pearl (AMP) R. KingJuv BioJuvenile BiographyB BATChecked In
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH)Juv BioJuvenile BiographyB BATChecked In