Gogerly, Liz. Taking Medicine. Crabtree Publishing Company, 2008. ISBN: 9780778741213.
Taking Medicine, a cartoon-like watercolor nonfiction book, is a resource that could be utilized when teaching students about medicines. Jimmy discovers that medicines can be very dangerous if not taken properly. At first he has confidence that the medicines will make his teddy bear recover from an illness, but he discovers that medicines are not magical. Gogerly uses a humorous way to showcase the different types of medicines and proper procedures to use around medicines. This manuscript is conversational and could easily be written into a readers’ theater for students to act out. The very practical images are an interesting twist to this nonfiction book. Gogerly’s use of words makes this book very kid friendly, where adolescents could successfully utilize it individually. Young children that are not able to read could learn along with the main character by following the plot through the pictures. In the back of this book there are tools for parents and teachers that could help extend the learning that takes place by reading the book.
Torrie Saul, Bowling Green State University, EDTL 6950
Taking Medicine, a cartoon-like watercolor nonfiction book, is a resource that could be utilized when teaching students about medicines. Jimmy discovers that medicines can be very dangerous if not taken properly. At first he has confidence that the medicines will make his teddy bear recover from an illness, but he discovers that medicines are not magical. Gogerly uses a humorous way to showcase the different types of medicines and proper procedures to use around medicines. This manuscript is conversational and could easily be written into a readers’ theater for students to act out. The very practical images are an interesting twist to this nonfiction book. Gogerly’s use of words makes this book very kid friendly, where adolescents could successfully utilize it individually. Young children that are not able to read could learn along with the main character by following the plot through the pictures. In the back of this book there are tools for parents and teachers that could help extend the learning that takes place by reading the book.
Torrie Saul, Bowling Green State University, EDTL 6950
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