I'm a Paramedic

Name: I'm a Paramedic
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Lauren Kukla
ISBN: 9781666656923

Author: Lauren Kukla

Series: Health Heroes

Narrator: Christopher Lee

Unabridged: 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Mayo Clinic Press

Published: 03/26/2024

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Careers, Health & Daily Living, Daily Activities, Biographical

Synopsis

Follow paramedics as they do the important work of treating patients in an emergency. Discover the tools they use as they work with others to keep people healthy. Like all health heroes, they make sure the needs of the patient come first. Meet a real paramedic and find out how these health heroes save the day, every day!

About Lauren Kukla

Lauren Kukla is a freelance author and poet who loves writing for kids. The cofounder and creative director of LittleDigital.org, she has written many books for young readers. She lives with her husband and kids in Minnesota.

About Susana Gurrea

Susana Gurrea is an illustrator from Barcelona, Spain. She studied illustration and comics, receiving a postgraduate degree in Illustration for Children’s Publications at the Eina University School of Design in Barcelona. Her work has appeared in early readers books, educational manuals, children’s magazines, and nonfiction.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Star on March 16, 2024

Thank you Dreamscape Media, Mayo Clinic Press for allowing me to read and review I'm a Paramedic on NetGalley. Published: 03/26/24 Narrator: Christopher Lee Stars: 4 Educational. A paramedic explains his job, who he treats, who he works with, etc. There are definitions and a glossary. This does require a......more

Goodreads review by Donna on January 08, 2024

My review will be live on my blog – donnasbookblog on 26 March 2024 – publication day! I really enjoyed this book and I thought that it was a great way to introduce what paramedics do to young children. The book was fun and informative, the illustrations were nice and clear, bright and engaging. The b......more

Goodreads review by Angel on February 28, 2024

"I'm a Paramedic" by Lauren Kukla is a great nonfiction children's book that teaches children about the job of a paramedic. It has short chapters on the tools, the team, the shift, and a day in the life. This last part gives examples of what kind of accidents they are called to: a bike accident, a b......more

Goodreads review by Jan on March 21, 2024

Like the other books in this series, the language and illustrations are simple without being condescending. From the routine tasks to examples of the problems encountered by their patients to the members of their special team, the work of paramedics during their 12+ hour shifts is clearly yet simply......more

Goodreads review by Theediscerning on December 11, 2023

Part of a series of well-done books for the very young, that detail the career of a medical hero. This time round it's the paramedic, so we see the gear they tote in their ambulance, who they work with, and then get shown a 'typical' shift, which tends towards the young ill and injured that the targ......more