I'm A Dentist

By (author) Kukla Lauren; Illustrated by Gunawan, Nadia
Short description/annotation:
A lively, illustrated introduction to the essential work of dentists as community helpers and health heroes
Description:
How does a dentist''s day start? How does it end? What are the most important character traits for dentists to have?

Follow dentists as they work to keep people''s mouths clean and healthy. These health heroes do the important work of helping patients care for their dental health. Discover the tools dentists use as they care for patients. Like all health heroes, they make sure the needs of the patient come first. Meet a real dentist from Mayo Clinic, and find out how these health heroes save the day, every day!

This title was created in collaboration with Elise Sarvas, D.D.S., a pediatric dentist at Mayo Clinic.

Meets (C3) Framework for Social Studies standards: College, Career, and Civic Life. D2.Civ.2.K-2. Explain how all people, not just official leaders, play important roles in a community.

Mayo Clinic Press Kids creates empowering health and wellness content in partnership with pediatric experts. Proceeds from the sale of every book go to benefit important medical research and education at Mayo Clinic.
Biographical note:
Lauren Kukla is a freelance author and poet who loves writing for kids. She has written many books for young readers. She lives with her husband and kids in Minnesota. She is the cofounder and creative director of littledigital.org. You can find her poetry on Instagram and TikTok as @NorthCountryPoet.

Susana Gurrea is an illustrator from Barcelona, Spain. She studied illustration and comics, later receiving a postgraduate degree in Illustration for Children’s Publications at the Eina University School of Design, in Barcelona. Her work has appeared in early readers books, educational manuals, children’s magazines, and non-fiction books.
 
Feature:
1.) Community Helpers: Perennially popular community helpers topic with a focus on essential workers in healthcare
2.) Nonfiction back matter profiles real healthcare workers from Mayo Clinic
3.) A focus on diversity in illustrations and nonfiction profiles
4.) Mayo Clinic Expertise: Created in collaboration with Elise Sarvas, D.D.S., a pediatric dentist at Mayo Clinic
5.) Professionally leveled for Lexile and GRL