What's up with Tiffany's Dad? Medikidz Explain Melanoma |
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| Author:
| Chilman-Blair, Kim
deLoache, Shawn |
| Series title: | Medikidz Explain [Cancer XYZ] Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60443-032-5 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2012 |
| Publisher: | American Cancer Society, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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Melanoma skin cancer is explained in graphic novel format in this informative story that makes the science behind cancer accessible to young readers. The Medikidz are larger-than-life superheroes who live in Mediland, a living, moving virtual world within the human body. Each character is an expert on one component of human anatomy and the role it plays in fighting the disease. Using their extensive combined knowledge, the Medikidz...
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Melanoma skin cancer is explained in graphic novel format in this informative story that makes the science behind cancer accessible to young readers. The Medikidz are larger-than-life superheroes who live in Mediland, a living, moving virtual world within the human body. Each character is an expert on one component of human anatomy and the role it plays in fighting the disease. Using their extensive combined knowledge, the Medikidz conduct a journey through Mediland, exploring complex medical issues in a language and visual style that is attractive and accessible to tweens and teens. Appropriate humor and adventure are blended with accurate facts, so young readers can understand melanoma and its causes.