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Masked Hero

How Wu Lien-teh Invented the Mask That Ended an Epidemic

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Buch | Hardcover
32 Seiten
2023
Walker Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-5295-1551-0 (ISBN)
16,20 inkl. MwSt
An inspiring picture book biography celebrating Dr Wu Lien-teh, a hero of science who braved an epidemic to create a new kind of mask - a mask that, a hundred years later, continues to save lives today. Written by an ER doctor and vetted by experts at MIT, this fascinating true story is perfect for fans of Little People, Big Dreams.

Growing up in Malaysia, Wu Lien-teh had always loved science and wanted to be a doctor. His studies took him around the world and in 1910 he brought his expertise to China to fight the plague. There he overcame discrimination to promote trailblazing measures that will be familiar to readers today - including encouraging people to wear a face covering he designed from layers of cloth and gauze: the first version of the N95 mask.

Written by Wu Lien-teh's great-granddaughter, who is now an ER doctor who relied on his life-saving invention during a pandemic a century later, and charmingly illustrated by Lisa Wee, this is an inspiring and fascinating biography about an unknown hero of science.

Shan Woo Liu is a great-granddaughter of Wu Lien-teh. She is an emergency medicine physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and an associate professor at Harvard Medical School. Masked Hero, which she wrote with her daughter, Kaili Liu Gormley, is her first picture book. The two are proud to share the story of Wu Lien-teh and to help children understand that heroes come in all shapes, sizes, genders and races. Lisa Wee is an illustrator who loves exploring the topics of diversity, cultural identity and inclusivity with quaint and quirky characters. She is a Peranakan, with a blended cultural background of Chinese and Malay. She has had the privilege of working with Top Chef winner Kristen Kish, with World Vision International on the International Day of the Girl campaign, and on the magazines Ladybug and Babybug.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie MIT Kids Press
Illustrationen Lisa Wee
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 220 x 265 mm
Gewicht 370 g
Themenwelt Kinder- / Jugendbuch Sachbücher Naturwissenschaft / Technik
ISBN-10 1-5295-1551-3 / 1529515513
ISBN-13 978-1-5295-1551-0 / 9781529515510
Zustand Neuware
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