Patricia's vision : the doctor who saved sight / by Michelle Lord ; illustrated by Alleanna Harris.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Sterling Children's Books, [2020]Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781454931379
- 145493137X
- Bath, Patricia, 1942-2019 -- Juvenile literature
- Ophthalmologists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Women inventors -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Eye -- Surgery -- Juvenile literature
- Lasers in surgery -- History -- Juvenile literature
| 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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Main Library | Children's Biography | Bath, P. L867 | Available | 33111009587250 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The inspiring story of Dr. Patricia Bath, a groundbreaking ophthalmologist who pioneered laser surgery--and gave her patients the gift of sight.
Born in the 1940s, Patricia Bath dreamed of being an ophthalmologist at a time when becoming a doctor wasn't a career option for most women--especially African-American women. This empowering biography follows Dr. Bath in her quest to save and restore sight to the blind, and her decision to "choose miracles" when everyone else had given up hope. Along the way, she cofounded the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness, invented a specialized laser for removing cataracts, and became the first African-American woman doctor to receive a medical patent.
Includes bibliographical references.
Ages 5+.
Grades K-3.
This is the inspiring story of Dr. Patricia Bath, a groundbreaking ophthalmologist who pioneered laser surgery--and gave her patients the gift of sight. Dr. Bath's interest in helping blind people started when she was six years old. All the doctors she knew were men, but she saw possibility when others couldn't. Her remarkable story is sure to inspire and empower kids around the world.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.