A Magic Ride in Foozbah-Land: An Inside Look at Diabetes
Join two curious children and their diabetes educator on a colorful and amazing journey through the human body—learning first-hand what causes diabetes and how to manage it. With brilliant four-color illustrations on every page, A Magic Ride in Foozbah-Land guides 3 to 7 year olds and their parents through an amusing tale. By the end, readers have a better understanding of diabetes and how to manage the disease through insulin, nutrition, and exercise.
A portion of this book's proceeds will go to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International, a not-for-profit voluntary health agency whose primary objective is to support and fund research to find the cause, cure, treatment, and prevention of diabetes and its complications.
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Book details
- Author
- Jean Betschart-Roemer
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 48
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Juvenile Nonfiction › Health & Daily Living › Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
- Topics
- insulin · nutrition · childhood illness · managing diabetes · human body · children's health · exercise
- ISBN-13
- 9780471347552 (Paperback)9781630261313 (Hardcover)
About the authors
JEAN BETSCHART-ROEMER is a nurse practitioner and certified diabetes educator (MN, MSN, CPNP, CDE) who has authored numerous books on diabetes for children and teens. Her books include Type 2 Diabetes in Teens: Secrets for Success, In Control: A Guide for Teens with Diabetes and It’s Time to Learn About Diabetes.
Betschart-Roemer served in the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is a past president of the American Association of Diabetes Educators.
JACKIE URBANOVIC is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator whose self-authored titles include Duck and Cover, Duck Soup and Duck at the Door.
Urbanovic holds a BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art and is a member of the Children’s Book Guild. She has illustrated dozens of picture books and created art for posters, magazines, and the comic strip Maggie, Inc.
Jackie lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.