What's Up With Bill?: Medikidz Explain Epilepsy (Superheroes on a Medical Mission)

Chilman-blair, Kim; Taddeo, John

ISBN 10: 1435835336 ISBN 13: 9781435835337

Publisher: Rosen Central, 2010

The Medikidz, a team of superheroes representing body systems and functions, explain in graphic novel format the symptoms, causes, and treatment of epilepsy.

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Grade 5-7–Even rabid nonreaders won't be embarrassed to be caught with these droll informational comics. In each, five costumed teen heroes of diverse skin color and body shape introduce themselves as experts on some body part or function (I'm Gastro. I have the low down on your tum, your bum, and all the tubes between). The superheroes 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's hard to believe they're 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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