Were I not a girl : the inspiring and true story of Dr. James Barry by Robinson, Lisa 

BTSB Prebound(Schwartz & Wade Books, 2020)

BTSB #: 760816 Available

Dewey: 610/BAges: 4-8   
Lexile: 780 AD F&P: Q

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Subjects: Barry, James,|d1795-1865 Women physicians - England - Biography Surgeons - Great Britain - Biography Male impersonators - England - Biography

Summary: A picture book biography that tells the story of Dr. James Barry, born female, who lived as a man from age 18 to his death.

What's a germ, Joseph Lister? : the medical mystery that forever changed the way we heal by Alexander, Lori 

BTSB Prebound(Clarion, 2023)

BTSB #: 051008 Available

Dewey: 616/BAges: 8-12   


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Subjects: Lister, Joseph, - Baron,|d1827-1912 Surgeons - Great Britain - Biography Antiseptics - History

Summary: A biography about the Father of Modern Surgery. Timely in its discussion of germs, and of the importance of following the science, this engrossing biography will reveal the shocking practices of surgeons/doctors before Joseph Lister proved just where infections come from.