Dr. Heather Manley, who recieved her medical degree from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon, is a practicing physician whose primary interest is preventative healthcare for families. She is the creator of the entertaining and educational children's book and elemenatry curriculum series, Human Body Detectives. She also promotes wellness and naturopathic healthcare on her website drheathernd.com. She lives in Hawaii with her husband and two daughters, and is currently at work on the next Human Body Detectives adventure.
The Lucky Escape: An Imaginative Journey Through the Digestive System is the first case in the Human Body Detective kids' book series, where two sisters magically eneter the human body to solve a health mystery. In this story, Merrin and Pearl's little brother Robbie has swallowed a penny. Now through magic and imagination they find themselves on an adventure through his digestive system where they must grab the penny, save Robbie, and narrowly escape his poopy diaper.