Books with author Luis Gatmaitan

KRAAAK! It’s so painful to have a broken bone! And so scary for a child. Fortunately, a doctor can fix a broken bone. And healing will surely follow as you take care of it. Find out from Tito Dok’s story how Ferdie broke his arm and how it was healed.

At-choo! Sneezing might mean you are catching a cold. But why do we catch colds? And how? And what do we need to do to avoid getting a cold? All these will be answered by this story from Tito Dok.

Put toothpaste or butter on the burn,” the grandparents told Mommy Joy when her youngest child got scalded. Should Mommy Joy follow this advice? What is the first aid for burns and scalds? Find out in Uzziel’s story.

Enat is having a fever! And this alarmed the whole family.What remedies will they use to make him feel better inside the house?

Jeremy is already 10 years old but he still takes medicine in syrup form rather than in tablets. It’s about time that Jeremy learns how to swallow tablets. But he’s too scared to try. Find out how Jeremy learns how.

Monica always believed she was conceived with the help of her mother’s liking for radishes. That’s why her skin is diferent from the rest of the family. But she soon discovers the truth behind this mystery. With parallel Filipino and English texts and a study guide.

Have you ever had sore eyes? Were your eyes red and very itchy? Did your classmates avoid you in school? Did your teacher tell you to go home until your sore eyes were cured?Read about what happened to little girl Tricia when she got sore eyes. You will surely learn a lot about sore eyes from Tito Dok’s story!

A red blood cell discovers his real worth. Explore with Duglit as he takes you into the inner workings of the human body. Winner of the First Prize in the 1994 Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature for Maikling Kuwentong Pambata.

A typhoon with Signal Number 3 hit Yani’s hometown. Heavy rains caused the floodwater to rise up to the roof. How will Yani’s family survive this deluge?

Ngiii!Janet couldn’t stop herself from scratching her head. So itchy! The reason—lice, lots and lots of them! How can we avoid having lice? And in case we already have them, what should we do? We will know the answers from this story of Tito Dok.

Lirio was having a hard time reading. Could her eyesight be getting dim? How do we know if a child is nearsighted? Let’s find out through Lirio’s story.

Nasubukan na ba ninyong lumusong sa baha? Nakakadiri di ba? Kapag lumusong kayo sa baha, maaari kayong magkasakit ng maraming sakit sa balat. Pero ang mas kinatatakutan natin ay ang sakit na Leptospirosis. Mas lalo kayong mandidiri pag nalaman ninyo kung saan galing ang sakit na Leptospirosis!