Virginia Wouldn't Slow Down!: The Unstoppable Dr. Apgar and Her Life-Saving Invention
by Carrie A. Pearson and Nancy Carpenter
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2023
Word Count 2,522
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 810L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 557649, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Women anesthesiologists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Me?decins--E?tats-Unis--Biographies--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Women physicians--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Women--Biography
- Apgar score--History--Juvenile literature
- Apgar, Virginia, 1909-1974--Juvenile literature
- Women physicians
- Women physicians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Newborn infants--Medical examinations--Juvenile literature
- Indice d'Apgar--Histoire--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Femmes me?decins--E?tats-Unis--Biographies--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Nouveau-ne?s--Examens me?dicaux--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Apgar, Virginia, 1909-1974
- Physicians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
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About the Authors 2
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 3
CCBC Choices
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SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2026
Biography Selection, 2023
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