“All Choked Up”
What little girl does not like to play dress up or act grown up? Bellina is no exception!
She is often told that she is too small to do many things. Bellina perseveres and learns a valuable skill.
This exciting journey teaches her a life lesson of how to save her uncle by using the Heimlich (Hi-mmm-Lick) maneuver.
Bellina is always looking for adventure. What will she do next?
About the Authors
Stephanie M. Dentoni, MD, FVSM is both a mother of two young daughters and a doctor of Vascular Medicine and Phlebology. Because of the rising sophistication and abilities of our children at increasingly younger ages, Dr. Dentoni recognizes misconceptions and lost opportunities in their education due to missing or inaccurate information. In an effort to educate her own children with current concepts and medical information in an entertaining fashion, she has made sure her efforts are available to all families, educators and the medical community. She is the co-founder and co-creator of Bellina’s Adventures. The main character, Bellina, is created from a combination of her two girls, Isabella (Bel) and Angelina (lina). Bellina will continue on many exciting adventures, learn valuable life changing lessons and irreplaceable skills that can benefit all children her age.
Alvie R. Floyd is the father of two daughters and the grandfather of Isabella and Angelina. After a lifetime of creating and building various businesses, traveling the world and helping his community, Mr. Floyd is also dedicated to helping his grandchildren achieve even greater achievements. He understands the importance of developing a solid foundation for children so they may have a prosperous and healthy future. Alvie is one of the original founders/creators of Bellina’s Adventures. His ideas, dedication and creativity are the foundation of the series and the reason for its success.
Joanne Kwan, Bellina’s Illustrator, was born and raised in the Bay Area, California in the 1990’s. She was old enough to witness the hey-day of Saturday and weekday morning cartoons on broadcast television and these programs stuck with her into her early adult life. To this day she still draws inspiration and fond memories from many of the cartoons of the late 90’s and early 2000’s.
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News
6-year-old uses Heimlich maneuver to save girl
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KGO) — A six-year old girl is being called a hero after using a technique she saw on television to save another girl’s life.
Sacramento first grader Aniyah Rigmaiden was eating lunch in the cafeteria at Wenzel elementary school when she started choking on an apple recently. The students sitting around her called for help. That’s when little Beanie Mar stepped up.
"He just kept yelling out Aniyah's choking, Aniyah’s choking. And everybody was like huh, huh, and they didn’t know what to do but I knew what to do," said Beanie.
The apple was dislodged with a single thrust. Beanie says she saw the move performed on the Disney channel. She and a couple other students have now been given certificates, thanking them for their actions.
Watch the video on ABC News.
(Copyright ©2012 KGO-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.)
Reviews
Book Empowers Children to Help Others
Bellina’s Adventures All Choked Up teaches children the Heimlich maneuver through a little girl who finds that learning a valuable skill allows her to save her uncle from choking.
“I told a funny joke as Uncle Rick was taking a GREAT BIG BITE of his hot dog. All of a sudden, he stopped laughing. He was not making a sound! I saw him reach for his throat. I asked if he was okay. He shook his head no! I was scared but I remembered what Mommy told me…”
Excerpt from Bellina’s Adventures All Choked Up
Bellina is a special little girl who, like many children, hates it when her mommy cuts her hot dog up into teeny weeny pieces. Also like many other children, Bellina is often told that she is too small to do many things, but there’s a big exception – Bellina knows that she is big enough to help others if she knows what to do!
Thus in Bellina’s Adventures All Choked Up, written by Stephanie M. Dentoni, M.D. and Alvie Floyd, young Bellina learns from her mommy exactly how food and air are carried into her body – and exactly how, sometimes, they get mixed up and go the wrong way.
Accompanied by child-friendly illustrations that show children how food and air travel to the stomach and lungs, Bellina’s Adventures All Choked Up shows how Bellina learns what to do if someone is choking. This knowledge comes in pretty handy one day when her uncle chokes on a piece of his hot dog and no one but Bellina is available to help.
Bellina stays calm, as her mommy has taught her, and though she is small, she is able to execute the Heimlich maneuver and save her uncle’s life. Proudly, Bellina exclaims, “I was stronger than I ever imagined!”
Alvie comments, “Our hope is that Bellina’s Adventures All Choked Up will teach children that they can help those who are choking. We also hope this book will remind parents of how vital it is to be aware of common choking hazards.”
To emphasize this point, the book concludes with an illustrated cornucopia of common choking hazards including chunks of cheese, balloons, coins, hard candy, grapes, popcorn, and the like.
Authors: Stephanie M. Dentoni is a medical doctor and Alive Floyd is a retired building contractor. What other adventures will they think up next?
Review by Cathy Alessandra
whatsupforkids.com
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Disclaimer:
This book is intended for entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be instructional and not intended to be relied upon in the event of a medical emergency.
If someone is choking, call 911.
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