To Heal the Heart of a Child: Helen Taussig, M.D. [Library Binding]

Joyce Baldwin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1992

A biography of the woman who overcame learning difficulties, sex discrimination, and other barriers to excel in the field of pediatric cardiology.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Kirkus Reviews

What a woman this was. Creative--she figured out how to help ``blue'' babies by constructing an aductus arteriosus, saving thousands and presaging modern cardiac surgery; tenacious--she coped with dyslexia before it was named, and persevered in practice after suddenly losing her hearing, ``listening'' with her hands; barrier-breaking--a female pioneer at Johns Hopkins when Harvard wouldn't admit women; savior of a generation of babies through her warnings about thalidomide. Taussig's majestic career capped the accomplishments of an illustrious family--her father is often called the father of modern economics; her grandfather was a Civil War doctor. Free-lancer Baldwin occasionally bogs her narrative down with extraneous detail, but she still relays Taussig's personality and the flavor and excitement of her career. Who can beat the story of a European family with a child in need, who read about Taussig's operation in an American newspaper used as wrapping paper for mailing? Bibliography. B&w photos; index. (Nonfiction. 12+) -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Library Binding: 128 pages
• Publisher: Walker & Company (June 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802781675
• ISBN-13: 978-0802781673
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 8.6 x 5.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,630,056 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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