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Common childhood illnesses and injuries and the methods to cure or treat them can lead to questions. This book offers answers, showing how people learned how to understand and care for the human body, from ancient times to the present day. Young readers will travel back in time—sometimes thousands of years—to cultures all over the globe to learn how and why medical breakthroughs occurred. They’ll meet key people from medical history along the way, including early surgeons working without anesthesia and grave robbers seeking knowledge of human anatomy. The science behind antibiotics and how stitches work are two of many topics in this fascinating book, which includes projects and activities for both the classroom and home.
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- ISBN: 9781662670183
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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September 2, 2024
Rickert (Pizza, Pickles, and Apple Pie) offers an antidote to skepticism and misinformation surrounding medical science in this high-energy, occasionally irreverent comics-style work. Sections tracing the history of well visits, diseases and infections, vaccines, pain relief, and surgery are framed by scenes in an intersectionally diverse contemporary middle school where students josh and support one another through various health issues and anxieties (“Why do I need a flu shot? Can’t I just live in a coating of hand sanitizer?”). Influential figures are also highlighted throughout, among them prehistoric mothers (“What she knew had been passed down from previous generations, and she knew a lot”); the medieval women of Salerno, who pioneered gynecology; and Rebecca Lee Crumpler, a Black 19th-century doctor who dedicated herself to the care of formerly enslaved people. The author doesn’t shy away from depicting incidents of questionable or alarming medical ethics, bias, and unintended consequences, particularly involving the care of people of color. Still, readers will come away feeling that, when it comes to medical innovation, they’re standing on the shoulders of giants. Lively back matter includes how Rickert rendered historical figures and instructions on researching and creating one’s own comic. Ages 8–12. (Nov.)+ -
October 1, 2024
Gr 3-7-A group of students discussing various reasons they have to visit a doctor serves as the framing for this look at medical practices. Complaints about flu shots introduce the section on vaccines, breaking a leg while skateboarding begins the section on surgery, and so on. The history of germ theory, pain relief, and medical breakthroughs, such as the discovery of penicillin are described, and famous medical figures, from Hippocrates to Rebecca Lee Crumpler, are introduced to readers. Current medical practices, like sterilizing operating rooms, are compared with the past when sheets on hospital beds were not even changed. Full-page illustrations highlight the various instruments used during a checkup or show the process of a painkiller at work. Nanotech that can destroy bacteria within the body, implantable chips that can monitor and report problems, and remote-control robotic surgery are a few of the current research topics and developments in the field that are covered. The humor woven throughout, such as illustrations of Robert Koch and Louis Pasteur arguing over who created the best vaccine, lighten the overall tone. Back matter includes an index, ideas for related activities such as creating a first aid kit, and suggestions for further reading (even some for adults). VERDICT A survey of medical technology and practices that will appeal to graphic novel readers, students who enjoy the gross and bloody, and STEM enthusiasts.-Suzanne Costner
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