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| "What's Up With Sean?" Medikidz Explain Scoliosis |
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
"What's Up With Sean?" Medikidz Explain Scoliosis
Grades 5-7. Even rabid non readers will not be embarrassed to be caught with
these droll informational comics. In each, five costumed teen super heroes of
diverse skin color and body shape introduce themselves as experts on
some different body part or function “I'm Gastro. I have the low down on your
tum, your bum, and all the tubes between”. The super heroes then conduct
a young sufferer to the human shaped planet of Mediland for an inside
tour and explanations of a chronic malady's causes, effects, and
treatment. So uneven are the volumes in depth and clarity of
information, attention to plot, cleverness of repartee and even
composition of the color drenched cartoon panels. That it is hard to
believe they are all from the same author and illustrator. Still, though
Epilepsy and Food Allergies lead the pack over the earnest, repetitive,
and visually jumbled others, the mix of medical facts, wisecrack-laced
dialogue and outright corn has its appeal.
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