Judy Moody, M.D. (Book #5): The Doctor is In! [Paperback]

Megan McDonald (Author), Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: Judy Moody

"As always, there are facts to be learned and loads of puns and playful language to entertain readers. This is another winner, ‘for real and absolute positive.' " — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

She took her own temperature. With the fancy thermometer that beeped. It was not normal. It was not 98.6. Judy's temperature was 188.8! Judy's temperature was 00.0! Judy's temperature was beep-beep-beep-beep-beep. She, Judy Moody, had the temperature of an outer-space alien!

Judy Moody has a mood for every occasion, and now, she is in a medical mood! It's no secret that Judy wants to be like Elizabeth Blackwell, first woman doctor, when she grows up. So when Class 3T starts to study the Amazing Human Body, Judy can hardly wait to begin her better-than-best-ever third-grade projects: show-and-tell with something way rarer than a scab, a real-live ooey-gooey operation, and a cloning experiment that may create double trouble for Judy and her friends. RARE!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-4–Judy Moody returns, and here her medical aspirations go undeterred as she runs the gamut of roles from third-grade med student to nurse, doctor, and patient. She is learning about the human body in Mr. Todd's class, is excited about her project to dress as Elizabeth Blackwell, and will even perform surgery on a live object in front of the class. McDonald once again creates a feisty, individualistic, "RARE!" third grader with a very active imagination, keen wit, and a strong desire to explore the world around her. The author's humor and language are right on target, from describing the ups and downs in Judy's world, sibling rivalry, and conflicts with friends to a hilarious cloning episode. As always, there are facts to be learned and loads of puns and playful language to entertain readers. This is another winner, "for real and absolute positive."–Tracy Karbel, Glenside Public Library District, Glendale Heights, IL
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From Booklist

Gr. 2-4. When her third-grade class studies the human body, Judy Moody dives into the topic with characteristic zeal and imagination. For a class project, she dresses as Elizabeth Blackwell, even attaching fake leeches to her head, reads her poem about the first woman doctor, and performs surgery on a zucchini. Dr. Judy prescribes Popsicles and prunes for her brother's tonsillitis but soon finds herself in bed with the same illness. Worse, she becomes the butt of a cleverly orchestrated practical joke. The class field trip and anatomy lessons are liberally laced with jokes and "humerus" word play, but McDonald never resorts to coarse humor. She finds ample comedy in the way children mishear words and mangle information. Reynolds' buoyant sketches depict Judy's ups and downs in this fifth book of a series that proves laughter can be contagious. Linda Perkins
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Candlewick (March 14, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763626155
• ISBN-13: 978-0763626150
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 0.5 x 7.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #619,492 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

10 THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT ME

10. The first book I ever wrote was about a hermit crab, inspired by a pet I once owned.

9. My favorite color is purple.

8. I love to read mysteries. When I was Judy's age, I read all 56 classic Nancy Drew books . . . in order! Jeepers!

7. I used to collect scabs so I could examine them under the microscope that I got for my 8th birthday.

6. My four sisters and I often made up our own language, which included the words "Hoidi Boidi", "oogey", "retzel crummypuss" and "poony-poony".

5. My favorite TV show is JEOPARDY!

4. To research my Sisters Club book, THE RULE OF THREE, I toured San Francisco in search of the ultimate cupcake. The winner: Sleepless in San Francisco. Think chocolate + coffee.

3. When I was a kid, I fell down a hill from chasing the ice-cream truck and had to get stitches.

2. When I was a librarian, I used to tell stories in sign language. That's how I got the expression "same-same" for Judy.

1. I share a birthday (February 28) with a famous princess, race car driver and gangster, a Rolling Stone, a French tightrope walker, and a winning racehorse named Smarty Jones.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious, June 6, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Judy Moody, M.D. (Book #5): The Doctor Is In! (Hardcover)

Judy Moody, M.D
The Doctor Is In!
By Megan McDonald

Judy Moody is back!!! This time Judy has a challenge to become just like her idol, Elizabeth Blackwell, the first women doctor. Judy has a school assignment and it's about the human body. Judy dresses up like Elizabeth Blackwell for her project and operates on her patient, a zucchini. Meanwhile her brother, Stink gets sick, and her friend Frank tries to clone a guinea pig that is Jessica Finch's, Judy's enemy. This book is for kids of all ages. The illustrator did an awesome job on all the pictures and the author describes the situations beautifully and you can get a picture in your mind about what she is talking about. This book is really laugh out loud funny. I think that Judy is hilarious because she tries all these crazy things and she thinks that she can become the first girl doctor. Are Judy's friends there to help her or betray her? Hope you enjoy this book!!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A set of zany adventures, November 7, 2004

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This review is from: Judy Moody, M.D. (Book #5): The Doctor Is In! (Hardcover)

Peter Reynolds' engaging cartoon drawings once again embellish the return of Megan McDonald's `Judy Moody' protagonist for grades 4-5: this time Judy is in a `medical mood' and, inspired by a class in anatomy, Judy learns about a woman doctor and decides to embark on medical world adventures involving a gooey operation and a cloning experiment. As usual, hilarious comedy invites even the most reluctant reader with a set of zany adventures.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a great collection, May 20, 2008

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This review is from: Judy Moody, M.D. (Book #5): The Doctor is In! (Paperback)

My son (8 years old) liked it a lot. He read it in one day and wanted more.