ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Samantha Bell is a children’s writer and illustrator living in South Carolina with her husband, four
children, and lots of animals.
Published in the United States of America by Cherry Lake Publishing
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Content Adviser: Lauren E. Groves M.S. PA-C
Reading Adviser: Marla Conn, ReadAbility, Inc.
Photo Credits: © CEFutcher/iStock Images, cover, 1, 9, 12; © Nebojsa Markovic/Shutterstock.com, 5; © asiseeit/iStock
Images, 6; © Creatas/Thinkstock Images, 10; ©Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Images, 15; © Kzenon/Shutterstock
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com-Injured Football Player Photo, 21; ©Mitch Gunn/Shutterstock.com, 22; © Aspenphoto|Dreamstime.com-Girls High
School Basketball Photo, 25; © Andresr/Shutterstock Images, 26; © Syda Productions/Shutterstock Images, 29
Copyright ©2016 by Cherry Lake Publishing
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in
any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bell, Samantha.
Sports Medicine Doctor/Samantha Bell.
pages cm.—(Cool STEAM careers)
Summary: “Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as a sports medicine doctor. The book also explains the necessary
educational steps, useful character traits, potential hazards, and daily job tasks related to this career. Sidebars include
thought-provoking trivia. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis. Photos, a glossary, and additional
resources are included”—Provided by publisher.
Audience: Ages 8–12.
Audience: Grades 4–6.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-63362-564-8 (hardcover)—ISBN 978-1-63362-744-4 (pdf)—ISBN 978-1-63362-654-6 (pbk.)—
ISBN 978-1-63362-834-2 (ebook)
1. Sports physicians—Juvenile literature. 2. Sports medicine—Vocational guidance—Juvenile literature. I. Title.
II. Series: 21st century skills library. Cool STEAM careers.
RC1210.B35 2016
617.1’027023—dc23
2015005365
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the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. Please visit
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