How to Be a Doctor and Other Life-Saving Jobs
Published on 2. June 2022
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-83994-170-2 (ISBN)
Description
A friendly, fascinating book about how to work in the medical industry, written by NHS GP and TV presenter Dr Punam Krishan.
Do you have what it takes to become a doctor, a medical scientist or to work in public health? Find out all about the incredible life-saving jobs you could do, from training to become a heart surgeon or a paramedic to working as a psychologist or even travelling to the most extreme areas of the world as an expedition doctor.
This fully illustrated book will inspire any child with an interest in helping people and saving lives.
*Look out for Dr Punam Krishan as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing 2024!*
Other titles in the series include:
How to Be an Astronaut and Other Space Jobs (shortlisted for a 2020 Blue Peter Book Award)
How to Be a Footballer and Other Sports Jobs
How to Be a Vet and Other Animal Jobs
How to be a Detective
How to Launch a Tech Start-Up: Robotics, Gaming and Other Tech Jobs
.
Do you have what it takes to become a doctor, a medical scientist or to work in public health? Find out all about the incredible life-saving jobs you could do, from training to become a heart surgeon or a paramedic to working as a psychologist or even travelling to the most extreme areas of the world as an expedition doctor.
This fully illustrated book will inspire any child with an interest in helping people and saving lives.
*Look out for Dr Punam Krishan as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing 2024!*
Other titles in the series include:
How to Be an Astronaut and Other Space Jobs (shortlisted for a 2020 Blue Peter Book Award)
How to Be a Footballer and Other Sports Jobs
How to Be a Vet and Other Animal Jobs
How to be a Detective
How to Launch a Tech Start-Up: Robotics, Gaming and Other Tech Jobs
.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 6 to 9 years
Product notice
Picture book
Dimensions
Height: 290 mm
Width: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-83994-170-2 (9781839941702)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Dr Punam Krishan (Author)
Dr Punam Krishan is a GP. She has always been fascinated by people's stories and finds a lot of joy in helping others feel better. From teeny tiny babies all the way to the grannies and grandpas, Dr Krishan is there to make sure her patients as are as healthy as they can be! As well as science, Dr Krishan also loved drama and English at school and so years after becoming a doctor, she used those interests to make medicine even more exciting for herself by working as a TV doctor, doing radio shows, having her own podcast and even writing a book in order to help millions of people feel better, live healthier lives and feel inspired about their health and wellbeing.
When she is not working, Dr Krishan loves spending her time with her husband, her two kids and her dog called Simba. They spend their weekends finding new adventure trails in the beautiful Scottish outdoors. Dr Krishan loves dancing and it doesn't matter where she is, if music comes on - she will embarrass her kids and dance like nobody is watching!
Sol Linero (Illustrator)
Sol is a children's book illustrator and graphic designer from Buenos Aires. Her illustrations are filled with details and beautiful colors focused on children's products like books, puzzles, board books and memory games. Sol has worked for Airbnb, Pottery Barn Kids, Unicef and international magazines such as Oprah, Jamie Oliver, Wired and The Washington Post.
Dr Punam Krishan is a GP. She has always been fascinated by people's stories and finds a lot of joy in helping others feel better. From teeny tiny babies all the way to the grannies and grandpas, Dr Krishan is there to make sure her patients as are as healthy as they can be! As well as science, Dr Krishan also loved drama and English at school and so years after becoming a doctor, she used those interests to make medicine even more exciting for herself by working as a TV doctor, doing radio shows, having her own podcast and even writing a book in order to help millions of people feel better, live healthier lives and feel inspired about their health and wellbeing.
When she is not working, Dr Krishan loves spending her time with her husband, her two kids and her dog called Simba. They spend their weekends finding new adventure trails in the beautiful Scottish outdoors. Dr Krishan loves dancing and it doesn't matter where she is, if music comes on - she will embarrass her kids and dance like nobody is watching!
Sol Linero (Illustrator)
Sol is a children's book illustrator and graphic designer from Buenos Aires. Her illustrations are filled with details and beautiful colors focused on children's products like books, puzzles, board books and memory games. Sol has worked for Airbnb, Pottery Barn Kids, Unicef and international magazines such as Oprah, Jamie Oliver, Wired and The Washington Post.