Dr. Charles Drew: Blood Bank Innovator

Schraff, Anne

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Enslow Publishers

Just the Series: African-American Biographies

Series and Publisher: African-American Biographies

Annotation: A biography of the pioneering African American doctor famous for his work with blood plasma.

Reviews: 3

Catalog Number: #81621

Format: Perma-Bound from Publisher's Hardcover

Publisher: Enslow Publishers

Edition Date: c2003 Release Date: 06/01/03

Pages: 112 p.

ISBN: Publisher: 0-7660-2117-3 Perma-Bound: 0-605-51384-8

ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-7660-2117-4 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-51384-6

Dewey: 921

LCCN: 2002010402

Dimensions: 24 cm.

Subject Heading:
Blood banks. United States. Juvenile literature.
African American surgeons. Biography. Juvenile literature.
Surgeons. United States. Biography. Juvenile literature.
African Americans. Biography.
Scientists.
Physicians.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 CST 2004)

These books chronicle the obstacles and accomplishments of the individuals and their contributions to America. All four provide adequate background information to establish an appropriate context; those of Drew and Terrell include frequent parenthetical definitions. The black-and-white illustrations enhance the easy-to-follow text (which may seem condescending to more accomplished readers). Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. [Review covers these African-American Biographies titles: Mahalia Jackson, Mary Church Terrell, Dr. Charles Drew, and Denzel Washington.]

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Horn Book (Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 CST 2004)
National Science Teachers Association Outstanding Science Trade
Wilson's Junior High Catalog

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 109) and index.

Word Count: 17,141

Reading Level: 8.7

Interest Level: 7-12

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 8.7 / points: 3.0 / quiz: 68917 / grade: Upper Grades

Today, thanks to the work of a brilliant young doctor, we take blood banks and blood transfusions for granted. Dr. Charles Drew's pioneering research with blood plasma and storage made this possible. At a time of crippling racial segregation and prejudice, Drew proved that black doctors were equal in every way to white doctors. During World War II, he created the first large-scale system for preserving blood, shipping seventeen thousand pints overseas for soldiers in Great Britain. Since then, millions of men, women, and children worldwide owe their lives to Drew's work. In this page-turning account, author Anne Schraff demystifies Drew's extraordinary research and dispels the false rumors that spun around his tragic and untimely death.

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