Pestilent Poetry Book

Author Karen Lewis, MD, and Illustrator Bob England, MD, MPH combine their talents in this strange, delightful compilation of infectious disease poems. Investigate the untold story of Cinderella's case of Salmonella... read about Rapunzel's problem with lice...discover what Jack and Jill really found when they went up the hill...

A one-of-a-kind book for healthcare professionals, students, and patients alike, Pestilent Poetry is both educational and entertaining. It's sure to produce infectious laughter in all of its readers, and earn an esteemed spot on every medical professional's shelf.

One hundred percent of proceeds from the sale of this book go directly to benefit the healing work of Phoenix Children's Hospital.

This inviting paperback book contains 43 humorously educational poems in rhyme with the subjects of many of the diseases listed in The Red Book of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Along with wonderful cartoon illustrations, a glossary of medical terminology, and a section explaining the diseases in easy-to-understand language, Pestilent Poetry will be valued by healthcare professionals as an advocacy and teaching tool about infectious diseases to educate the public, as an entertaining gift for pediatric graduates and residents, and an amusing, educational, and medically accessible disease education book for doctors/hospital offices, patient waiting areas, and school libraries.

Some of the infectious disease poetry titles include:

 
AIDS, Anthrax, Antibiotic Angst, Cat Scratch Disease, Chaga's Disease, Chicken Pox, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Diphtheria, Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever, Epstein Barr Virus, Escherichia Coli, Hantavirus, Influenza, Kuru, Lice, Liseria, Malaria, Measles, Mumps, Rabies, RSV, Rubella, Salmonella, Smallpox, Streptococcus Pneumoniae, Tetanus, Whooping Cough, Yellow Fever, Yersinia Pestis, Zits. 

Format: 6" x 9" paperback

Length: 82 pages

Cost: $10 per copy

TO PURCHASE

Pestilent Poetry is only available from Phoenix Children's Hospital, which receives 100% of the proceeds. Send check or money order to:

Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation

Pestilent Poetry

2929 E. Camelback Rd., Suite 122

Phoenix, AZ 85016

When ordering by mail, please add shipping charges:

1-2 books - add $2.25

3-6 books - add $4.50

7+ books - add $7.50 

To order by credit card over the phone, call the Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation at (602) 546-GIVE ... or if you happen to be visiting Phoenix Children's, stop by our gift shop and pick up a copy!