Gwendolyn Hooks

Tiny Stitches

The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas
Illustrator: Bootman, Colin

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Produktbeschreibung

The life story of Vivien Thomas, an African American surgical technician who developed the first procedure used to perform open-heart surgery on children.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lee & Low Books
• Seitenzahl: 32
• Altersempfehlung: 7 bis 13 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 274mm x 225mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 401g
• ISBN-13: 9781620141564
• ISBN-10: 1620141566
• Artikelnr.: 43953863

Autorenporträt

Gwendolyn Hooks is the author of Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas, which received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children. Thanks to her Air Force dad, she grew up in Texas and Washington in the United States, and in Italy. After teaching middle school math, Hooks decided to follow her passion and write books for children. Hooks lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with her husband. Please visit her website at www.gwendolynhooks.com.