Dr. Marsha and her crew are living in Australia teaching healthy habits to the other animals in their town. But she turns into Doctoroo!
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About the Book
Dr. Marsha and the Case of the Missing Hot Dogs and Marshmallows
by Dr. Rachel Wellner M.D.
Published 1 June 2021
Richter Publishing LLC
Genre: Children’s Fiction
Page Count: 47
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Doctor Marsha is a series created to entertain children at the preschool through grade school level relying on educational content. The main character, Marsha, will introduce kids to exciting challenges in basic health education as the series explores the world, vanquishing health problems. It is my hope that the characters will stimulate young minds by introducing them to a positive, professional figure that embodies the spirit of cultural competence, creativity, and adventure.
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My Review
My Rating: 3.5 Stars
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I was sent a complimentary copy of Dr Marsha as part of my participation in a blog tour for this title with iRead Book Tours. Thank you to all involved in affording me this opportunity. My thoughts are my own and my review is honest.
Rating: 3.5 – rounded to 4 for sites that don’t have partial ratings.
In this story, a kangaroo named Dr Marsha and several of her familiar Down Under animal friends set out to ensure that the kids of Washington State and the rest of the USA eat a healthy, balanced meal while they celebrate the 4th of July – all while solving the mystery of where the hotdogs and marshmallows disappeared to.
This story presents a cute, age-appropriate mystery for primary grade aged kids that also teaches vital lessons about nutrition and healthy balance in our diets. The illustrations are bright, high-effort, and adorable. I think this would be a great classroom read during a nutrition unit in elementary science classes.
With that said, everything about this book is long, and younger kids are sure to lose interest. Some of these pages have as many as 16 lines, which is a lot for a picture book, and even the title is quite lengthy. As the parent of a 4-year-old who is never satisfied with just one book at bedtime (or ever 3 or 4) I will not be adding this one to her shelf when I’m done with it just yet. My husband and I will get annoyed reading it and she’ll lose interest before it’s done. I may bring this along on Christmas visits to see if my elementary school teacher family members want it for their classrooms instead.
Also, just wanted to note that there’s a big full-page illustration of the “Food Pyramid” and it looks like the now outdated 1992 version that awards nearly 50% of the day’s servings to the grains category. This set of recommendations has not been in use in North America since 2005.
About the Author
Dr. Rachel Wellner is a board-certified general surgeon and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, most recently the Assistant Professor of surgery at the Monteflore-Einstein Center for Care. She has also been Director of Breast Services at NYEE/Continuum Cancer Center, Pascal Valley Hospital, and Palisades General Hospital. Dr. Wellner graduated Magna Cum Lauda and Phi Betta Kappa from Dartmouth College, earned her medical degree from the University of Connecticut and her Master’s degree in Public Health from Columbia University. She pursued her surgical training at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine and worked to establish a clinical rotation in an underserved region of The Dominican Republic. She completed Society of Surgical Oncology-accredited breast oncology fellowship at the John Wayne Cancer Institute in Santa Monica, California. She has been featured as a guest expert on several local and national news networks, including WPLX 11, Fox and Friends, and CNN.
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What a cute cover.