DK_1stStep_VisitingTheDoctor

V isitin g th e D o cto r Sophie is going to see the doctor, and teddy is coming, too! See how the doctor checks that Sophie and Teddy are healthy, and get your own special stickers. Help your child through a new experience with DK First Steps Discover more at www.dk.com I S B N 978-0-7566-2585-6 9 7 8 0 7 5 6 6 2 5 8 5 6 5 0 6 9 9 Visit ing theFirs t S te p s Doctor Visiting theF i r s t S t e p s $6.99 USA $8.99 Canada First published in the United States in 2007 by DK Publishing, Inc. 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 © 2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited All rights reserved. 07 08 09 10 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Designed by: Victoria Harvey; Written by: Dawn Sirett Special Photography: Howard Shooter Educational Consultant: Geraldine Taylor U.S. Editor: Jennifer Quasha With thanks to Joseph Lee and Dr Alison Janzen for medical advice. Please remove plastic wrapper before giving this book to your child. Doctor F i r s t S t e p s l^ i] �dk Zg �( % � hi^ X` Zg h� Help your child through a new experience Printed in China by Hung Hing Mommy and I are at the doctor’s office today. I need a check up to make sure I am healthy and growing. My teddy’s come for a check up, too! Mommy and I are at the doctor’s office today. I need a check up to make sure I am healthy and growing. My teddy’s come for a check up, too! The waiting room has a play area with toys and books. I take Teddy there, and read him a story while I wait for my check up. This is the waiting room where we wait to see the nurse and doctor. I’m S ophie. They called my name! A nurse is seeing me first, then I’ll meet the doctor. Mommy and Teddy are coming with me. We all go to the examining room. I stand still on th e scales. They called my name! A nurse is seeing me first, then I’ll meet the doctor. Mommy and Teddy are coming with me. We all go to the examining room. The nurse takes my temperature, weighs me on a scale, and measures how much I have grown. Then it’s Teddy’s turn. I’m taller and heavier than Teddy! I stand still We all go into the examining room where I’m having my check up. Te ddy tries to s tand very tall! on th e scales. Next I meet Doctor Harrison. She says she wishes she had a Teddy like mine! She has a special tool with a little light for looking into my ears and down my throat. Doctor Harrison examines Teddy first. His ears are fine! Then it’s my turn. Mommy holds my hand while I sit very still. The special tool tickles my ears! The special tool is called an otoscope. The special tool is called an otoscope. Then Doctor Harrison listens to my heartbeat with a stethoscope. She lets me try it first, then she uses it. Doctor Harrison hears my heart go boom, boom, boom! Doctor Harrison puts the stethoscope on my back, too. She asks me to take deep breaths so that she can listen to my lungs and the sound of my breathing. The round part feels cool on my skin. Doctor Harrison says that since Teddy and I have been such good patients, we will both get a special sticker to take home! Hey, I like going to the doctor! At the end of my check up, Doctor Harrison tells me I am doing a great job growing up—and so is Teddy! She talks to Mommy and me about what I can do to stay healthy. Eat h ealthy food. a lot! Brush my teeth. Was h my ha nds after goin g to the bathroom! Move around Brush my teeth. V isitin g th e D o cto r Sophie is going to see the doctor, and teddy is coming, too! See how the doctor checks that Sophie and Teddy are healthy, and get your own special stickers. Help your child through a new experience with DK First Steps Discover more at www.dk.com I S B N 978-0-7566-2585-6 9 7 8 0 7 5 6 6 2 5 8 5 6 5 0 6 9 9 Visit ing theFirs t S te p s Doctor Visiting theF i r s t S t e p s $6.99 USA $8.99 Canada First published in the United States in 2007 by DK Publishing, Inc. 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 © 2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited All rights reserved. 07 08 09 10 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Designed by: Victoria Harvey; Written by: Dawn Sirett Special Photography: Howard Shooter Educational Consultant: Geraldine Taylor U.S. Editor: Jennifer Quasha With thanks to Joseph Lee and Dr Alison Janzen for medical advice. Please remove plastic wrapper before giving this book to your child. Doctor F i r s t S t e p s l^ i] �dk Zg �( % � hi^ X` Zg h� Help your child through a new experience Printed in China by Hung Hing