A Vaccine Is Like a Memory - Couverture rigide

LaRocca, Rajani

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1499813260 ISBN 13 : 9781499813265

Editeur : little bee books, 2023

Synopsis

This timely book details the importance of vaccines and how they were developed throughout history, as well as how they work to protect your body and keep it healthy.

"A lively, informative introduction to vaccines." --Booklist, STARRED REVIEW

"Authoritative and reassuring." --Kirkus Reviews

"Authoritative and approachable, these pages work hard to supply a measure of calm and common sense to readers." --Publishers Weekly


Do you remember every time you've been sick?

You may not, but your body does! With many illnesses, you can't get sick more than once because your body remembers and fights it off before you get sick again. But what if your body could recognize germs that you've never had before so you don't get ill? There's where vaccines come in! This book comes complete with extensive back matter all about types of germs and vaccines.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Rajani LaRocca, MD, was born in India, raised in Kentucky, and now lives in the Boston area with her wonderful family and impossibly cute dog. She earned a BA and an MD from Harvard and spends her time writing novels and picture books, practicing medicine, and baking too many sweet treats. She is the author of Midsummer's Mayhem, Much Ado About Baseball, The Secret Code Inside You, Seven Golden Rings, Bracelets for Bina's Brothers, Where Three Oceans Meet, I'll Go and Come Back, Summer Is for Cousins, Your One and Only Heart, Masala Chai Fast and Slow, Mirror to Mirror, and Red, White, and Whole, which was a Newbery Honor winner. Find her online at RajaniLaRocca.com, and on Twitter and Instagram @rajanilarocca.

Kathleen Marcotte is an illustrator from the suburbs of Chicago. She moved on to Baltimore, Maryland, where she earned her BFA in illustration at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and is now based in Cleveland, Ohio. Kathleen loves to create playful illustrations that can appeal to both children and adults. She has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, and 3x3 magazine. When she's not drawing, she can be found running through the Metroparks, listening to too many podcasts, and howling at trains with her dog, Kuma.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: little bee books
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1499813260
• ISBN 13: 9781499813265
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Marcotte Kathleen
• Nombre de pages: 40
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV; info@simonandschuster.nl; ; Herculesplein 96; Utrecht; 3584 AA; Pays-Bas