I'm A School Nurse

By (author) Kukla Lauren; Illustrated by Gunawan, Nadia
Short description/annotation:
A lively, illustrated introduction to the essential work of school nurses as community helpers and health heroes
Description:
Of all the staff members at a school, there''s one that nearly every child sees at one time or another: the school nurse.

Whether it''s caring for sick kids or giving students medication throughout the day, school nurses play an important role in the health of their communities. What other kinds of work does a school nurse do? What character traits are essential for them to have? Like all health heroes, they make sure the needs of the patient come first. Meet a real school nurse, and find out how these health heroes save the day, every day!

This title was created in collaboration with Tara Bubar, RN, a licensed school nurse.

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.
 
Description for collection:
Meet the health heroes who work every day to keep our community safe and healthy. From doctors to hospital custodians, health heroes make sure the needs of the patient come first. Learn more about these community helpers and how they do their important work. Meet real health heroes from Mayo Clinic and learn how you can be a health hero, too!
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
​4. A focus on diversity in illustrations and nonfiction profiles
3. Mayo Clinic Expertise: Created in collaboration with Tara Bubar, RN, a licensed school nurse
4. Professionally leveled for Lexile and GRL