My First Heroes: Medicine

My First Heroes : Medicine : “My First Heroes : Medicine” is a wonderful biographical book with wonderful illustrations by Jayri Gomez. The book is part of Campbell Books series of My First Heroes about Scientists, Inventors, etc. The book follows the life of personalities Li Shizhen, Edward Jenner, Mary Seacole and Gertrude Elion. The story explores who these nurses and doctors saved and changed the world for the better. The book is easily digestible for young readers with simple prose and explanatory illustrations with push, pull and slide interactive art. It is inspiring and also cultivates the feeling of empathy and determination in the child. The book is also endorsed by Dr. Amanda Gummer’s, a Child Development Expert, Good Play Guide.