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Union Square Kids, 2020-07-01

Patricia's Vision: The Doctor Who Saved Sight

Patricia's Vision: The Doctor Who Saved Sight

People Who Shaped Our World

Michelle Lord, Author

Alleanna Harris, Illustrator

Hardcover

9781454931379

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Born in 1940s Harlem, Patricia Bath dreamed of being a doctor--even though that wasn't a career option for most women. This inspiring 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.
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Clear and compelling, this story honors Patricia Bath’s brilliance and perseverance. Her journey encourages young readers to see challenges as invitations to solve problems and serve others—through science, vision, and care.

Keywords and Themes: African American & Black • Biography & Autobiography • Character • Determination • Diseases • Health & Daily Living • Hope • Illnesses & Injuries • Innovation • Inventions • Juvenile Nonfiction • Perseverance • Problem-Solving • Science • Science & Technology • Service • Technology • Vision • Women

Readability • 4.0

Age Range • 6-9

Pages • 48

Subjects • Ophthalmologists • Women inventors • African American women • Eye • Surgery • Lasers in surgery • History • Biographies • Bath • Patricia

Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women • Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Inventions • Juvenile Nonfiction | African American & Black • Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living | Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries

The inspiring story of Dr. Patricia Bath, a groundbreaking ophthalmologist who pioneered laser surgery--and gave her patients the gift of sight.

Born in the 1940s, Patricia Bath dreamed of being an ophthalmologist at a time when becoming a doctor wasn't a career option for most women--especially African-American women. This empowering biography follows Dr. Bath in her quest to save and restore sight to the blind, and her decision to "choose miracles" when everyone else had given up hope. Along the way, she cofounded the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness, invented a specialized laser for removing cataracts, and became the first African-American woman doctor to receive a medical patent.

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