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Little Workmates
Little Workmates: Doctor Daisy
"Little Workmates" are a series of first stories for children aged between two and five. The series centres around a fictional town where all the "little workmates" live. Each story tells the tale of a day in the life of a different inhabitant - nurse Nina, fireman Fergus, builder Bill, postman Peter, P.C. Polly, or Queen Connie. The stories narrate the jobs the "Little workmates" do and the people they encounter, and are linked by a consistent setting. Characters from the other books appear to varying degrees in each story. The text is short and concise with repeated phrases. This book in the "Little Workmate" series explores the daily life of doctor Daisy.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published February 28, 2002
About the author
Emma Dodd
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Emma was brought up in Guildford, Surrey, in a family of artists and from as far back as she can remember she has wanted to be an illustrator.
Emma studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central Saint Martin's School of Art and has worked extensively in advertising, editorial and book illustration.
She was nominated for the Booktrust Early Years Award in 2006 for her book "What Pet to Get" and in 2009 for "Miaow said the Cow"
Emma lives in Surrey with her husband and two children, who provide inspiration for her work, and their Jack Russel Terrier, Bart, who keeps her fit. She likes to spend any spare time in North Cornwall, surfing and walking in all weathers.
Emma was brought up in Guildford, Surrey, in a family of artists and from as far back as she can remember she has wanted to be an illustrator.
Emma studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central Saint Martin's School of Art and has worked extensively in advertising, editorial and book illustration.
She was nominated for the Booktrust Early Years Award in 2006 for her book "What Pet to Get" and in 2009 for "Miaow said the Cow"
Emma lives in Surrey with her husband and two children, who provide inspiration for her work, and their Jack Russel Terrier, Bart, who keeps her fit. She likes to spend any spare time in North Cornwall, surfing and walking in all weathers.
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October 2, 2012
Doctor Daisy wakes up on Healthy Heart Day and starts the day with a jog before returning home to eat her healthy breakfast. When she's finished, she leaves for work, not forgetting her stethoscope as she had many hearts to listen to that day. At the surgery she sees a few patients and they all have healthy sounding hearts. After hearing each heart beating well , she asks the patient if the do lots of exercise to which they all reply yes and explain how. Their reasons related to their jobs; PC Polly reveals that she gets her exercise from chasing lost dogs, and Fireman Fergus gets his exercise from climbing ladders. The final patient comes in and he has a squeeky sounding heart, all of a sudden his pet mouse jumps out of his pocket and gets chased around the office. Doctor Daisy sees for herself that the patient has a healthy heart because his exercise is always chasing his pet mouse around.
The book is good for KS2 and could be used for PSHE or for guided reading. The author emphasises the importance of exercise and how is results in you having a healthy heart, she also added comedy into the book as children will definitely find the mouse bit very funny.
This book gives children an insight into different careers and even ends with pictures of all of the patients from the clinic with a little sentence about what they are and what they do, for example, "This is Teacher Tina, and she helps the children of Story Town to learn their lessons", the children may find an interest in these career paths and may even begin to think more of possible career choices for when they are older.
The book is good for KS2 and could be used for PSHE or for guided reading. The author emphasises the importance of exercise and how is results in you having a healthy heart, she also added comedy into the book as children will definitely find the mouse bit very funny.
This book gives children an insight into different careers and even ends with pictures of all of the patients from the clinic with a little sentence about what they are and what they do, for example, "This is Teacher Tina, and she helps the children of Story Town to learn their lessons", the children may find an interest in these career paths and may even begin to think more of possible career choices for when they are older.
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