There werent many women who tried to become doctors when Virginia Apgar went to medical school - but she didnt let that stop her. After a professor discouraged her from becoming a surgeon, she became an anesthesiologist instead and created the famous Apgar test to check the health of newborn babies. Its a test thats still used in hospitals across the world today! In this chapter book biography by bestselling author and physician Sayantani DasGupta, readers learn about the amazing life of Virginia Apgar - and how she persisted. Complete with an introduction from Chelsea Clinton!

 

 

This book is part of a book series called She Persisted .

This book is aimed at children at US 1st grade-4th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 6-9 years.

There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published in 2021 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Alexandra Boiger is the illustrator of numerous children's books, including Thanks a LOT, Emily Post! by Jennifer LaRue Huget and The Little Bit Scary People by Emily Jenkins. Mrs. Boiger lives in Northern California with her husband and daughter. Visit her at www. alexandraboiger. com. You can follow her on Twitter at @Chelsea Clinton or on Facebook at www. facebook. com/ChelseaClinton.