Virginia Apgar / written by Dr. Sayantani DasGupta ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint.
Material type:
TextSeries: She persisted (Philomel Books)Publisher: New York : Philomel, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 54 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780593115770
- 0593115775
- 9780593115787
- 0593115783
- She persisted: Viginia Apgar [Cover title]
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Biography | APGAR, V. D229 | Available | 33111009804564 | ||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Biography | APGAR, V. D229 | Available | 33111010506281 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up and rose up against the odds!
There weren't many women who tried to become doctors when Virginia Apgar went to medical school--but she didn't let that stop her. After a professor discouraged from becoming a surgeon, she became an anesthesiologist instead and created the famous Apgar test to check the health of newborn babies. It's a test that's still used in hospitals across the world today!
In this chapter book biography by bestselling author and physician Sayantani DasGupta, readers learn about the amazing life of Virginia Apgar--and how she persisted . Complete with an introduction from Chelsea Clinton!
"Inspired by She persisted by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger." -- Title page.
"Based on the bestselling picture book series by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger"--Cover.
"In this chapter book biography by bestselling author and physician Sayantani DasGupta, readers learn about the amazing life of Virginia Apgar--and how she persisted. There weren't many women who tried to become doctors when Virginia Apgar went to medical school--but she didn't let that stop her. After a professor discouraged from becoming a surgeon, she became an anesthesiologist instead and created the famous Apgar test to check the health of newborn babies. It's a test that's still used in hospitals across the world today!" -- Amazon.com.
"A biography of Virginia Apgar in the She Persisted series"-- Provided by publisher.
Ages 6-9 Philomel Books.
Grades 2-3 Philomel Books.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 47-54).