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

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New York : Sterling Children's Books, [2020]

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Location	Call No.	Status
Bristol, Main Library - Children's Department	JB BATH	Check Shelf
Canton Public Library - Children's Department	J BIO BATH	Check Shelf
East Hartford, Raymond Library - Children's New Materials	JB BATH L	DUE 07-31-20 Billed
Farmington, Main Library - Children's Department	J BIO BATH PATRICIA	Check Shelf
Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department	J-B BATH, PATRICIA	Check Shelf
New Britain, Jefferson Branch - Children's Department	J92 BATH	Check Shelf

Description	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Audience	005+.
	K - 3.
Summary	This is the inspirin 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 possiblity 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.
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.
	Bath, Patricia, 1942-2019.
	Ophthalmologists.
	Women inventors.
	African Americans -- Biography.
	Women -- Biography.
	Eye -- Surgery.
	Lasers in surgery -- History.
	MEDICAL -- Ophthalmology.
	African American women. (OCoLC)fst00799438
	Eye -- Surgery. (OCoLC)fst00919205
	Lasers in surgery. (OCoLC)fst00992906
	Ophthalmologists. (OCoLC)fst01046500
	Women inventors. (OCoLC)fst01178065
Genre/Form	Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
	Biographies.
Added Author	Harris, Alleanna, illustrator.
ISBN	9781454931379 (book / hc_plc with jacket picture book)
	145493137X (book / hc_plc with jacket picture book)

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