Check-Ups, Shots, and Robots: True Stories Behind How Doctors Treat Us

＂Comic-format stories explore the origins and histories of medicine and medical breakthroughs from ancient herbal remedies to modern vaccines, with activities guiding readers in researching more medical history and how to draw comics＂--

David Rickert is an educator, author and illustrator of comics, and the creator of Pizza, Pickles, and Apple Pie. After receiving his teaching degree from Ohio State University, David had an itch to create comics for education. Working with the Teachers Pay Teachers marketplace, teachers around the world have embraced his comics as an effective way to teach English to young readers.