{"product_id":"a-doctor-at-heart-the-story-of-groundbreaking-scientist-and-teacher-vivien-thomas-hardcover","title":"A Doctor at Heart: The Story of Groundbreaking Scientist and Teacher Vivien Thomas - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoan Schoettler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSteffi Walthall\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating and inspiring picture book biography about Vivien Thomas, a pioneer of children's heart surgery and trailblazer for Black people in STEM.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVivien Thomas always loved solving problems and figuring out how things worked. In high school, inspired by his family physician, he decided he would become a doctor. Despite losing his college savings during the 1930 bank panic, Vivien stayed dedicated to making his dream a reality, a trait that would serve him all his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVivien secured a lab assistant position at Vanderbilt University and later moved to Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he and his mentor developed a groundbreaking procedure to cure blue baby syndrome, which led to them performing the first open-heart surgery on a child. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the power of his passion, perseverance, and dedication to learning (and without any formal college education), Vivien saved thousands of lives.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoan Schoettler is a children's author and professor of children's literature and storytelling at California State University, Fresno. Her book \u003ci\u003eThe Honey Jar\u003c\/i\u003e won the Gold Medal for Juvenile Books at the 2024 California Book Awards and was a 2024 Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year. Joan lives in central California with her husband. Visit her at JoanSchoettler.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSteffi Walthall is an illustrator and character designer born and raised in Virginia. She received her BFA in Game Development from the Savannah College of Art \u0026amp; Design (SCAD). Steffi focuses on crafting a diverse range of characters and unique stories and is the illustrator of Joan Schoettler's \u003ci\u003eA Doctor at Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, Chris Barton's \u003ci\u003eMoving Forward\u003c\/i\u003e, and J.E. Bright's \u003ci\u003eWonder Woman: The Way of the Amazons\u003c\/i\u003e. For more information about Steffi, please visit SteffiWalthallArt.com.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.7 x 11.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47962967834836,"sku":"9781481476669","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0823\/3785\/7748\/files\/qkCM0CAZ9a9781481476669.webp?v=1779277949","url":"https:\/\/bookschoices.com\/products\/a-doctor-at-heart-the-story-of-groundbreaking-scientist-and-teacher-vivien-thomas-hardcover","provider":"Books Choices ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}