{"product_id":"tiny-stitches-gwendolyn-hooks-9781643798189","title":"Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas","description":"\u003cp\u003eNAACP Image Awards Winner - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecipient of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children, this is the life story of Vivien Thomas, a Black surgical technician who developed the first procedure used to perform open-heart surgery on children.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVivien Thomas's greatest dream was to attend college to study medicine. But after the stock market crashed in 1929, Vivien lost all his savings. Then he heard about a job opening at the Vanderbilt University medical school under the supervision of Dr. Alfred Blalock. Vivien knew that the all-white school would never admit him as a student, but he hoped working there meant he was getting closer to his dream.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs Dr. Blalock's research assistant, Vivien learned surgical techniques. In 1943, Vivien was asked to help Dr. Helen Taussig find a cure for children with a specific heart defect. After months of experimenting, Vivien developed a procedure that was used for the first successful open-heart surgery on a child. Afterward, Dr. Blalock and Dr. Taussig announced their innovative new surgical technique, the Blalock-Taussig shunt. Vivien's name did not appear in the report.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOvercoming racism and resistance from his colleagues, Vivien ushered in a new era of medicine--children's heart surgery. \u003ci\u003eTiny Stitches\u003c\/i\u003e is the compelling story of this incredible pioneer in medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gwendolyn Hooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643798189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643798189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee \u0026amp; Low Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.50h x 8.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e183835 \/ Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gwendolyn Hooks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852720320767,"sku":"9781643798189","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tiny-stitches-gwendolyn-hooks-9781643798189","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}