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And that was what destroyed you in the end: the longing for something you could never have.

Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom (via booksqouted)

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cilein

I love clinical signs; the visual clues to pathology, that help direct investigation and solve cases.

Base of skull fractures are breaks in one or more bones of the skull floor (yes, that’s bones plural; there’s 22!). Trauma doctors care about recognising these injuries because they indicate significant head trauma, and potential brain injury. Such patients are often unable to give a good history, through reduced consciousness, and so being aware of these signs is important.

I made these medical illustrations for an article on clinical signs of base of skull fracture - check it out for a more thorough breakdown.

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cilein

A visual summary of causes of haematuria.

I always learned best by imagining textbook information in visual summaries I could ‘look around’ in my head, rather than writing notes and rehearsing lists.

People would look at me oddly while I daydreamed in the library with a textbook in front of me, creating detailed images where I needed them (in my head), rather than in paper notes.

I’ve spent the last number of years developing as a medical illustrator largely I think so I can try to share the images in my head with others, which have always made more sense than text blocks and bullet point lists.

Does anyone else do this?

paperparamedic

I love everything about this.

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noctem-novelle

PLEASE take a look at this book.

I was cataloguing some new books at work yesterday and came across this amazing picture book. I was completely shocked by its one-star rating on Amazon and absolutely disgusted when I saw the lone review that had been posted.

Unfortunately, I’m never all that surprised to see hateful and bigoted comments about progressive books. But I don’t think I’ve ever seen something so ridiculous posted about a picture book.

The refugee crisis is very real. People all over the world are losing their homes, being forced out of their communities and countries, and losing their families and friends because of things like war, persecution, and hostile political climates. Children may not fully understand the things that are happening in the world, but they’re also more observant than we think they are. They hear about refugees on the news, on the radio, in school, and from adults. Kids are sponges, and it’s just as important that they learn about these complex topics as it is for adults to learn about them.

Refugees and Migrants offers parents and teachers a way to explain the current crisis to children in a way that is easily digestible for them. It breaks the topic down using language that is accessible to children and answers many common questions. It also doesn’t focus on any one country or ethnic group, which is a nice contrast to other picture books about immigration. The gorgeous illustrations are a bonus.

As a bookseller (and even just as a human being), I can’t stress enough how wonderful it is to see books like this being offered for children. It’s 2017 and people are more educated than ever, but we’re still turning our backs on others just because they come from different ethnic/religious/cultural backgrounds. It’s important to teach kids early on to be compassionate and open-minded, and this book is a wonderful place to start.

Please, if you have the time, check out this picture book. Review it, rate it, tell your friends about it. The more children learn about and understand complicated topics, whether it’s the refugee crisis or the gender spectrum or poverty, the more hope we’ll have for the future.

Other books to check out if you like this one:

From Far Away by Robert Munsch and Saoussan Askar The Journey by Francesca Sanna I’m New Here by Anne Sibley O'Brien

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