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

By:

Lord, Michelle [author.]

Contributor(s):

Harris, Alleanna [illustrator.]

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TextPublisher: New York : Sterling Children's Books, [2020]Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cmContent type:

text

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volume

ISBN:

9781454931379
145493137X

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DDC classification:

921 BAT 617.7/092 B 23

LOC classification:

RE36.B2855 L67 2020

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.

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Kirkus Review, December 2019

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.