Kids - Being Sick

Grandpa helps his favorite grandpup to avoid scratching his chicken pox by telling how he once had to fight off an octopus during a terrible storm.

When you are sick, vomiting can be a scary experience, but you will get better.

"Kids just want to be kids. They want to spend time with their friends and enjoy life. When a kid has a chronic illness it can be a lot more difficult to do those things. Depending on which illness a person has, she might feel too tired to play or be in too much pain to be able to have a good time. With an illness like epilepsy, a person might feel fine most of the time but still have to restrict his life because of the illness. Even when their illness...

When best friends Monkey and Elephant both catch a cold, each tries his own method to make the other feel better.

When Allie Gator comes down with swamp flu, she worries that she will miss the street fair being held in her neighborhood.

Second-graders Arlene and Ilene Kelly are twins, identical twins to be exact, and they love being a pair. They love to dress alike, they have identical pet ferrets, and they do everything together. But being a twin is not always easy. And when Arlene gets sick and has to visit the hospital, the twins each find out what it's like to be one instead of two. But whether they're together or apart, Arlene and Ilene know they're lucky to have each other....

Pikachu is sick. He has too much electricity and he's zapping everything in sight! He cannot go outside and play. He has to stay in and rest. But all of this doesn't stop team rocket from trying to steal Pikachu! Can Pikachu's new friends help him hide? Or will team rocket finally catch the electric pokeacute?

Explains what a doctor is and what their responsibilities are, including helping people who are sick or hurt.

"A Shot in the Arm!, book 3 in the Big Ideas that Changed the World series, is the history of vaccinations and the struggle to protect people from infectious disease. Beginning with smallpox-perhaps humankind's greatest affliction to date-and concluding with an overview of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brown traces the evolution of vaccines and examines deadly diseases such as measles, polio, anthrax, rabies, cholera, and influenza. The book is narrated...

Almost everyone has experienced the temporary misery of the common cold, which is caused by a variety of viruses that infect the respiratory system. Accessible text explains the progression of a typical cold, the body parts it affects, and the over-the-counter treatments that are available. Tips readers can use to prevent catching and spreading colds are also provided in the engaging science content.