K-12

“TOES, KNEES, SHOULDERS, HEAD, WHEN I’M DONE, I GO TO BED”

by Daniel Olivero, M.D.

Amazon Recommended Age Range: 3 and up 

Publisher: Olivero Literary & Media Enterprise

ISBN-13: 978-1941764022

Children enjoy nighttime stories, read by their guardian.  As such, this book was written as an entertaining, engaging and educational bedtime story for both the reader and the listener.  It provides the parents with an easy to read instruction manual on providing an appropriate sleep hygiene routine that the child will want to hear over and over again.  It’s rhyming structure makes the concept of sleep hygiene fun and exciting, motivating the child to adhere to the routine, and reducing the parents’ efforts in its implementation. Daniel Olivero, M.D. is featured in this months Physician Outlook.

“THE LITTLE DOCTOR/EL DOCTORCITO”

by Juan J. Guerra

Amazon Recommended Grade Level: Kindergarten – 3

Publisher: Piñata Books

ISBN-13: 978-1558858466

In this picture book, a young Salvadoran boy dreams of becoming a bilingual doctor. Salvador’s abuela is going to a doctor in the U.S. for the first time and wants her grandson to interpret for her. When he learns that none of the physicians speak Spanish, Salvador realizes that he’s responsible for making sure the doctor and his grandmother understand each other.  But the doctor rushes in and out, and he doesnt listen to Abuela.  He even tells Salvador that she shouldnt eat so much Mexican food!  Abuela is very upset and threatens not to take the medicine that the doctor prescribes for her. What can Salvador do to help her?

“ADH-ME!”

by Dr. John Hutton

Amazon Recommended Grade Level: Kindergarten – 2

Publisher: blue manatee press

ISBN-13: 978-1936669523

“As far back as I can recall (starting when I was very small) I’ve daydreamed, gazing into space, climbed and jumped all over the place...”  Written by a pediatrician and health literacy expert, “ADH-ME!” is an empathetic journey from the perspective of a child learning to live and succeed with ADHD. An accessible, rhyming narrative and inviting illustrations help families know what to expect from diagnosis through stages of treatment, while reminding all readers that love and support are the surest means to a happy ending.  Book includes a list of facts and tips, as well as a to-do list.

“WHAT ABOUT ME?: WHEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS GET SICK”

by Dr. Allan Peterkin, M.D.

Amazon Recommended Grade Level: Preschool – 3

Publisher: Magination Press

ISBN-13: 978-0945354499

What about me? This question lies at the heart of this poignant story, as a girl attempts to cope with her brother being ill. Beautifully written and illustrated, this story deals with the complicated feelings the well child experiences in such a situation: guilt about having somehow caused the illness, fear that the sibling will die, anger over being left out, anxiety about catching the sickness and longing for life to return to the way it was. This book will allow parents and their well children to take some time for one another and forge a renewed sense of family.

Higher Education

“BEYOND IMAGINED COMMUNITIES: READING AND WRITING THE NATION IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY LATIN AMERICA”

edited by John Charles Chasteen and Sara Castro-Klarén

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

ISBN-13: 978-0801878534

How did the nationalisms of Latin America’s countries (elaborated in history, fiction, cookery, etc.) arise from their common backgrounds in the Spanish and Portuguese empires and their similar populations of mixed European, native, and African origins? “BEYOND IMAGINED COMMUNITIES” shows how more diverse cultural influences shaped Latin American nationalisms. Four historians examine social situations: forms of political communication, political parties, the feminine world of salons and the institutions of higher education that trained the new administrators. Next, four critics examine production of cultural objects: novels, archeology and folklore, suppression of unwanted archeological evidence, and national literary histories and international expositions.

“ILLEGAL DRUGS, ECONOMY, AND SOCIETY IN THE ANDES”

by Francisco E. Thoumi

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

ISBN-13: 978-0801878541

Why do some countries develop illegal drugs industries? Discerning the distinguishing characteristics—social, economic and political—of countries with these industries forms the subject of this sophisticated and humane study. Francisco E. Thoumi rejects simplistic economic and moral solutions as he addresses the countries of Peru, Colombia, and Bolivia and the attitudes and responses of the U.S. He investigates how the U.S. and the Andean countries perceive drug issues; the history, structure, and evolution of drug industries in the Andes; the size of the industries in Peru, Colombia, and Bolivia; and their economic, political, and social effects in each country.

“COLD WAR, DEADLY FEVERS: MALARIA ERADICATION IN MEXICO, 1955–1975”

by Marcos Cueto

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

ISBN-13: 978-1421415567

In the mid-1950s, Mexico embarked on an ambitious campaign to eradicate malaria, which was widespread. This new history explores the politics of that campaign.  Marcos Cueto describes the international basis of the program, its national organization in Mexico, its local implementation by health practitioners and workers, and its reception among the population. He highlights the militant Cold War rhetoric of the founders and analyzes the mixed motives of participants at all levels. Following the story through the dwindling campaign in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Cueto raises questions relevant to today’s international health campaigns against malaria, AIDS and tuberculosis.

“COFFEE, SOCIETY, AND POWER IN LATIN AMERICA”

edited by William Roseberry, Lowell Gudmundson and Mario Samper Kutschbach

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

ISBN-13: 978-0801848872

In “COFFEE, SOCIETY, AND POWER IN LATIN AMERICA” historians, anthropologists and sociologists use coffee as a common denominator and focus on landholding patterns, labor mobilization, class structure, political power, and political ideologies to examine how Latin American countries of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries responded to the growing global demand for coffee.  This volume offers an integrated comparative study of class formation in Latin America’s coffee zones.  It also offers a new theoretical and methodological approach to comparative historical analysis and will serve as a critique and counter to those who stress the homogenizing tendencies of export agriculture.