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Author Lord, Michelle, author.

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

Publication Info. New York, NY : Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., [2020]
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b2010885~S1
Location Call No. Status
 95th Street Juvenile Biography  J BIO BATH    AVAILABLE
 Naper Blvd. Juvenile Biography  J BIO BATH    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Juvenile Biography  J BIO BATH    DISPLAY
 Nichols Juvenile Biography  J BIO BATH    AVAILABLE
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Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Note Ages 5+.
K to grade 3.
710L Lexile
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"-- Provided by publisher.
Audience Ages 5+.
K to grade 3.
Subject 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.
Genre Biographies.
Added Author Harris, Alleanna, illustrator.
ISBN 9781454931379
145493137X
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