Nurse Florence®, Why Do I Need to Have Iron in My Diet? follows a group of students who ask the school nurse about iron, and she explains its importance to the body and the dietary sources where it can be found.What made you write a story about this topic? 

Kids should feel empowered with the books they read to live more fulfilling lives.  Eating healthy is important and now there is a book to easily explain why a person needs to eat iron and where to get iron in their diet.

Did you find anything in your research of this story that surprised you?

A menstruating or pregnant woman needs a lot more iron compared to an average adult male.  Males need only about 8 mg per day, a menstruating woman about 18 mg per day, and a pregnant woman around 27 mg per day.

What is a common misconception you feel people have about the importance of iron?

I don’t think it could be regarded as a misconception, but iron is needed for red blood cells to deliver oxygen to all the cells in our body and the immune system to fight infections.

What experience in your life has had the biggest impact on your writing?

Writing poetry in high school helped develop some of my creativity. 

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