ESL Reading List: Healthcare

It's Doctor Maisy and Nurse Tallulah, and they're playing hospital. Poor Panda is sick, but Maisy takes good care of him. Then it's Maisy's turn to need the help--and Nurse Tallulah comes to the rescue!

Froggy isn't looking forward to his check-up because he might get a shot but when it's over and he's pronounced a very healthy frog, Dr. Mugwort is the one who dreads Froggy's next visit.

While playing doctor, Hippo visits the other animals until he gets scared and runs home to Doctor Mommy.

When Katie doesn't feel well, her mother explains that she has a fever and takes Katie to see the doctor, with her favorite toy in tow--using simple language and vivid illustrations, this soothing tale is an ideal way to prepare children for their first visit to a medical practitioner.

Can you catch a cold if you go outside with wet hair? -- Do humans really use only 10 percent of their brains? -- Can you harm your eyes by reading in the dark? -- Can eating junk food give you acne? -- Do carrots improve your vision?

Meet a doctor -- Checkup time -- Here to help! -- Emergency!

Simple text and photographs present doctors and their role in the community.

Emergency! -- A risky operation -- Becoming a doctor -- Slice on the ice -- Baby doc -- Desperate choices -- Bare-bones surgery -- A floating hospital -- World responders -- On the battlefield -- Improved methods -- Why be a doctor? -- Doctors' equipment.

Little Critter, who is sick, looks forward to a day home from school and plans a day of fun, but when his mother makes him stay in bed and takes him to the doctor, he looks forward to returning to school so he can see his friends.

The circus is in town, but the star crocodile has a toothache and wants to go home--to Africa. Pack your bags--you're going on a trip with the Dolittle company!

When Sally and Nick's maple tree won't grow, the Cat in the Hat knows who to call, Dr. Twiggles, who suggests gives them advice on how to make it grow.

Digger is not feeling well but after his sister, Daisy, convinces him to go see a doctor she must still persuade him to be brave by getting her own examination.

My Child Is Sick! gives you the information you need to make the best decision about your child's health quickly and with confidence. You'll have access to the same guidelines used by doctors and nurses on pediatric help lines all over the country--proven advice that has been test over 25 years on more than 300 million phone calls. With this essential guide at your fingertips, you'll rest easy knowing you've made the right call.