Description
| Product ID: | 9781945564659 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | My Life Beyond |
| Title: | My Life Beyond Sickle Cell Disease |
| Subtitle: | A Mayo Clinic Patient Story |
| Authors: | Author: Hey Gee, Hey Gee |
| Page Count: | 40 |
| Subjects: | Classic European style / tradition comic books, Graphic novels: true stories & non-fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Cartoons and comic strips, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Body and health, Cartoons & comic strips (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: body & health (Children's / Teenage) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A graphic nonfiction story with a kid’s-eye view of living with, and beyond, sickle cell disease A beautifully illustrated, adventure-filled graphic novel that provides a kid’s-eye view of living with sickle cell disease. Author and illustrator Hey Gee tells the story of a real-life Mayo Clinic patient. As an aspiring high school track athlete takes on race after race, she must learn to manage the challenges of sickle-cell anemia. She'll need to work together with her health care team and her family, along with techniques for self-care, to find success on and off the track. A beautifully illustrated graphic nonfiction approach provides a kid’s-eye view of living with, and beyond, this common blood disorder. Mayo Clinic Press Kids creates empowering health and wellness content in partnership with pediatric experts. Proceeds from the sale of every book go to benefit important medical research and education at Mayo Clinic. |
| Imprint Name: | Mayo Clinic Press |
| Publisher Name: | Mayo Clinic Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-08-17 |
