The Resource PATRICIA'S VISION : THE DOCTOR WHO SAVED SIGHT, by Michelle Lord ; illustrated by Alleanna Harris
PATRICIA'S VISION : THE DOCTOR WHO SAVED SIGHT, by Michelle Lord ; illustrated by Alleanna Harris
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The item PATRICIA'S VISION : THE DOCTOR WHO SAVED SIGHT, by Michelle Lord ; illustrated by Alleanna Harris represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Des Moines Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
- 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
- eng
- Label
- PATRICIA'S VISION : THE DOCTOR WHO SAVED SIGHT
- Title
- PATRICIA'S VISION
- Title remainder
- THE DOCTOR WHO SAVED SIGHT
- Statement of responsibility
- by Michelle Lord ; illustrated by Alleanna Harris
- Subject
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- Biographies
- Eye -- Surgery -- Juvenile literature
- Lasers in surgery -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Ophthalmologists -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Women inventors -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- African American women -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Bath, Patricia, 1942-2019 -- Juvenile literature
- Language
- eng
- 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"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- NJQ/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lord, Michelle
- Dewey number
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- 617.7092
- B
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
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- Ages 5+
- K to grade 3
- LC call number
- RE36.B2855
- LC item number
- L67 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Harris, Alleanna
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Bath, Patricia
- Ophthalmologists
- Women inventors
- African American women
- Eye
- Lasers in surgery
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- PATRICIA'S VISION : THE DOCTOR WHO SAVED SIGHT, by Michelle Lord ; illustrated by Alleanna Harris
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Extent
- pages cm
- Isbn
- 9781454931379
- Lccn
- 2019012072
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
- BK0025400262
- Label
- PATRICIA'S VISION : THE DOCTOR WHO SAVED SIGHT, by Michelle Lord ; illustrated by Alleanna Harris
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Extent
- pages cm
- Isbn
- 9781454931379
- Lccn
- 2019012072
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
- BK0025400262
Subject
- Biographies
- Eye -- Surgery -- Juvenile literature
- Lasers in surgery -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Ophthalmologists -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Women inventors -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- African American women -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Bath, Patricia, 1942-2019 -- Juvenile literature
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