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| Title Statement | Check-ups, shots, and robots: true stories behind how doctors treat us / [graphic novel] : written and illustrated by David Rickert. |
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| Alternative Title(s) | True stories behind how doctors treat us |
| Author | Rickert, David |
| Publication | New York: Kane Press, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers,[2024]©2024 |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Extent of Item | 118 pages |
| ISBN | 9781662670176 (hardcover) |
| Other Number | pr07668120 |
| Audience & Ratings | 008-012. Grades 4-6. |
| Contents | Introduction : eric and his appendix --The well visit --Early check ups --Medicine goes to school --Modern developments --What's next : future diagnostic techniques-implantable chips --Diseases and infections --Germs are everywhere! --The scientists --How do antibiotics work? --What's next : quantum dots --Vaccines --The discovery of vaccines --Other epidemics --What are you vaccinated for today? --What's next : edible vaccines --Pain relief --Ancient pain relief --Chemical painkillers --What's next : virtual reality --Surgery --Early surgery --The barber surgeons --Surgery becomes easier --New technology for looking inside the body --What's next : robot surgery. |
| Summary | "Comic-format stories explore the origins and histories of medicine and medical breakthroughs from ancient herbal remedies to modern vaccines, with activities guiding readers in researching more medical history and how to draw comics"-- |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Medical care--Comic books, strips, etc--History |
| Medicine, Preventive--Comic books, strips, etc | |
| Medicine, Preventive--Comic books, strips, etc--History | |
| Physicians--Comic books, strips, etc | |
| By Genre | Graphic novels |
| Nonfiction comics | |
