Willem Kolff and the invention of the dialysis machine
Kathleen Tracy
A biography of the Dutch doctor who worked to perfect a means of treating kidney failure and later helped develop the first artificial heart.
Read Time: ~5.3 hr
Gingerbread for liberty!
by Mara Rockliff (2015)
About this book
"A stirring picture book biography about a forgotten hero of the American Revolution who rose to the occasion and served his country, not with muskets or canons, but with gingerbread!"-- This picture-book biography introduces a forgotten hero of the American Revolution who rose to the occasion and served his country, not with muskets or canons, but with gingerbread.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreGingerbread for liberty! Lead Character
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