| Description |
96 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Legendary African Americans |
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Legendary African Americans.
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| Note |
"Originally published as Dr. Charles Drew: blood bank innovator in 2003." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Blood for Britain -- Foggy bottom beginnings -- The calling -- North to Canada -- Howard and freedmen's -- A new era -- Meeting Minnie Lenore Robbins -- Blood for life -- "My greatest contribution" -- Discrimination and dedication -- Death and legacy -- Chronology. |
| Audience |
Grade 4 to 6 |
| Summary |
Today, thanks to the work of a brilliant young doctor, blood banks and successful blood transfusions are commonplace. Dr. Charles Drew's pioneering research with blood plasma and storage made this possible. At a time of crippling racial segregation and prejudice, Drew proved that black doctors were equal to white doctors. During World War II, he created the first large-scale system for preserving blood, shipping seventeen thousand pints overseas for soldiers in Great Britain. Since then, millions of men, women, and children worldwide owe their lives to his work. In this page-turning account, author Anne Schraff demystifies Drew's extraordinary research and dispels the false rumors around his tragic and untimely death. |
| Subject |
Drew, Charles, 1904-1950 -- Juvenile literature.
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Drew, Charles, 1904-1950. (OCoLC)fst01728488
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Drew, Charles, 1904-1950.
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Drew, Charles, 1904-1950.
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African American surgeons -- Juvenile literature.
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Surgeons -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Blood banks -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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African American surgeons. (OCoLC)fst00799383
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Blood banks. (OCoLC)fst00834652
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Surgeons. (OCoLC)fst01139336
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Physicians -- Biography.
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Scientists -- Biography.
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Physicians.
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Blood banks.
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Scientists.
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African Americans -- Biography.
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-- Biography. African Americans.
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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| ISBN |
9780766062658 (hardcover) |
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0766062651 (hardcover) |
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9780766062665 (paperback) |
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076606266X (paperback) |
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9780766062672 (epub) |
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9780766062689 (single-user pdf) |
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9780766062696 (multi-user pdf) |
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