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Dr Kim Chilman-Blair
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Publisher | Medikidz Publishing | ||
ISBN | 978-190693502 | ||
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Vicky
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Synopsis
Shopping with friends should be the highlight of any teenage girl's weekend even if there's rather more browsing than actual shopping. But for twelve year-old Paris the experience is less than fun; the clothes are too small, she hates the way she looks and the shop assistant has all the sympathy of a brick. Luckily the Medikidz, a disparate group of super-powered action heroes with attitude, are on-hand to help Paris get to grips with what s going on! Pump, Chi, Skinderella, Gastro, Axon and trusty robot Abacus each have their own complementary abilities and characters to ensure that their particular brand of edu-tainment is always banter-driven and never sugar-sweet! Join Paris as the Medikidz take her on a whistle-stop tour of Mediland a distant planet whose geography and inhabitants bear a striking similarity to the intricacies of human anatomy and physiology. Along the way she'll dodge teeth the size of buildings, brave the corrosive waters of the stomach, learn to control her weight effectively, and just maybe teach that shop-assistant a thing or two... The Medikidz range of graphic novels explains childhood illness in a way that is imaginative, engaging and easy to understand. Developed by a team of doctors, Medikidz does not try to 'sugarcoat' serious problems. Rather, the information provided empowers children with the knowledge they need to take ownership of their disease, providing them with skills for selfmanagement, while taking away their fear of the unknown.
Dr Kim Chilman-Blair
Review
Today if you are overweight you get the full weight of the doctors and the press and for a child it is doubly so, but the Medikidz come to the rescue of Paris who is in a clothes shop and having problems because everything is too small.
I love the way the Medikidz bicker among themselves and then suddenly spring into action and in this book it is Gastro who has a lot to answer to! The humour is excellent but the advice is serious and very very helpful to both the child and the parent.
Paris by the time she leaves Mediland knows what she can do to help herself and has the support of her friends, which is the most important thing.
Again a brilliant education comic book with lots of excellent info and one I highly recommend.
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