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1 online resource |
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data file rda |
| Summary |
In 1944 a groundbreaking operation repaired the congenital heart defect known as blue baby syndrome. The operation's success brought the surgeon Alfred Blalock international fame and paved the way for open-heart surgery. But the technique had been painstakingly developed by Vivien Thomas, Blalock's African American lab assistant, who stood behind Blalock in the operating room to give him step-by-step instructions. The stories of this medical and social breakthrough and the lives of Thomas, Blalock, and their colleague Dr. Helen Taussig are intertwined in this compelling nonfiction narrative. |
| Audience |
Text Difficulty 7 - Text Difficulty 9 |
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MG/Middle grades (4th-8th) |
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1170 Lexile. |
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8.3 ATOS Level |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Boston : Clarion Books, 2015. Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 43122 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB). |
| Subject |
Juvenile Nonfiction.
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Biography & Autobiography.
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Science.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Original 9780358094258 |
| ISBN |
9780547821887 (electronic bk) |
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