Doctor's ABC
Synopsis
Follow our red-headed doctor as she encounters various medical conditions from A to Z and helps her friends get better. Learn about important, and commonly encountered childhood conditions such as diabetes and eczema in simple language with engaging rhymes and sweet illustrations.
Other medical books mostly focus on hospital experiences, but Doctor's ABC focuses on the everyday encounters to normalise and raise awareness of common medical issues that kids may experience.
manuscript
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A is for allergy, to fish, eggs or nuts
B is for band-aid, to cover small cuts C is for cold, which blocks up your nose D is for diabetes, which affects your glucose E is for eczema, a common skin rash F is for fracture, a bone that’s been smashed G is for genes, they contain DNA H is for heart, it pumps blood every day I is for immune cells, that fight off infection J is for joints, which give movement and flexion K is for kidneys, they come as a pair L is for lungs, which fill up with air M is for muscles, that grow big and strong N is for nerves, which send signals along O is for oxygen, in blood and your plasma P is for puffer, which helps to treat asthma Q is for question, to ask your GP R is for reflex, there’s one in your knee S is for skin, which needs care in the sun T is for tonsils, when sore, it’s no fun U is for ulna, a bone near your wrist V is for virus, that spreads to exist W is for wound, might need stitches applied X is for X-ray, to see what’s inside Y is for yawn, a sign that you’re tired Z is for zinc, which is found in your diet |
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author
Dr Anna Samecki is an author, educator, and medical doctor based in Sydney with extensive experience in medical education and health literacy. DRs ABCs is her first picture book manuscript inspired by her interest in medical education and dedicated to her young daughter.
illustrator
Dr Amy Lee is an illustrator and medical doctor, also based in Sydney, with an interest in medical education, and all things whimsically cute. She was shortlisted for the Five Mile Press 2016 Illustrator Prize and is a member of the SCBWI. DRs ABCs is also her first illustrated book that she is extremely excited to share with the world and read to her own toddlers.