The African-American Heart Surgery Pioneer: The Genius of Vivien Thomas cover

The African-American Heart Surgery Pioneer: The Genius of Vivien Thomas

Author: Wyckoff, Edwin Brit

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 4.6
Points 0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 2105
Points per Word 0.000238
Page Count 48
Points per Page 0.010417

Description

This biography profiles the life of Vivien Thomas, the first African American without a doctorate to perform open heart surgery on a white patient in the United States.