Gifted hands: the Ben Carson story
โ Scribed by Carson, Ben;Lewis, Deborah Shaw;Lewis, Gregg
- Publisher
- Zonderkidz
- Year
- 2014;2009
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Presents a biography of the surgeon who overcame poverty and racism to become chief of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University Hospital.
โฆ Subjects
African American surgeons;Neurosurgeons;Neurosurgeons--United States;Juvenile works;Biographies;Biography;Carson, Ben -- Juvenile literature;Neurosurgeons -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature;African American surgeons -- Biography -- Juvenile literature;Carson, Ben;United States
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