One of the most impactful things Daniels did was to purchase a camera and photograph the violence he witnessed. Daniels volunteered on voter registration drives, fought to integrate churches, and participated in the historic march from Selma to Montgomery. The authors show Daniels as a compassionate and brave individual who looked for the most effective ways he could make an impact in ending segregation. Daniels was white and from the north, which made him a target for harassment by police and locals. Martin Luther King, Jr., Daniels traveled to Alabama to join the fight for civil rights. The result is a highly engaging and informative nonfiction narrative for teens.ĭaniels was a seminary student in New England in 1965. They conducted interviews, read personal letters, located photographs taken by Daniels, and studied material from the Jonathan Daniels Collection at Keene State College. The authors spent a great deal of time researching and "sleuthing" to piece together the details of Daniels' life. The Wallaces learned about Daniels when they moved to his hometown of Keene, NH. I am pleased to take part in the Blood Brother book tour today the book hits shelves tomorrow!īlood Brother is the important and little-known story of civil rights activist, Jonathan Daniels. The reviewer received a copy of the book from the publisher.īlood Brother: Jonathan Daniels and His Sacrifice for Civil Rights Pair Tiny Stitches with Breakthrough!: How Three People Saved "Blue Babies" and Changed Medicine Forever by Jim Murphy. Thomas was not publicly recognized for his work until twenty-six years after the first surgery. Taussig received credit for pioneering the surgical procedures on babies. Middle grade readers will be surprised and saddened to learn that Dr. Taussig work to find a method for operating on babies, the author includes scientific details about the respiratory system that will satisfy curious readers. The pair left Vanderbilt went to work at Johns Hopkins where they performed the first successful open heart surgeries on infants along with Dr Helen Taussig.īootman's realistic style watercolor illustrations bring a serious tone to the story.
He took a job as a research assistant at Vanderbilt University with Dr. Due to economic hardships after the stock market crash, Thomas was not able to afford to attend medical school.
Gwendolyn Hooks takes readers through the major events of Thomas's life growing up in Tennessee during the Great Depression. The informative picture book biography highlights the accomplishments of Vivien Thomas, an African American surgical technician and researcher who helped pioneer a procedure for performing open heart surgery on infants. Readers in search of an interesting biography should pick up a copy of Tiny Stitches. Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas
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