Background
Pat Zonta was born on March 24, 1951, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada
McMaster University where Pat Zonta studied.
135 Fennell Ave W, Hamilton, ON L9C 0E5, Canada
Mohawk College where Pat Zonta studied.
(Featuring six real x-rays printed on mylar, Jessica's X-R...)
Featuring six real x-rays printed on mylar, Jessica's X-Ray is a unique and fun look inside our bodies and the world of x-rays written by a professional x-ray technologist who has worked extensively with children. In the book, kids follow Jessica, who has broken her arm, as she tours the hospital seeing x-ray rooms and looking at the actual x-ray, CAT-scan, MRI, and ultrasound images. These real x-ray images are printed on mylar so readers can see firsthand what Jessica sees. An identification key at the end of the book also helps kids pick out bones and muscles on their own.
https://www.amazon.com/Jessicas-X-Ray-Pat-Zonta-ebook/dp/B00FQSFG3W
2001
Pat Zonta was born on March 24, 1951, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Pat Zonta attended McMaster University. She also studied medical radiation technology at St. Joseph's Hospital and Mohawk College.
After Pat Zonta was educated, she began her career. She worked as a medical radiation technologist in Ontario, Canada, including positions at St. Joseph's Hospital, Joseph Brant Hospital, York-Finch Clinic, McMaster Children's Hospital, and Gamma X-Ray and Laboratories Ltd., for twenty-five years.
But her affinity for writing gained the upper hand. Her idea for the book Jessica's X-Ray (2001) germinated when she was a student X-ray technologist, but she did not start writing the book until 1997. She began writing the prototype series, Xandra's X-Ray: Xander and Xandra Children's Learning Series after being downsized from her full-time position as an X-ray technician. She self-published the prototype series and, with the permission of Firefly Books, it is currently available exclusively to the Children's Hospital at McMaster Medical Centre in Hamilton, Ontario. The Children's Hospital provided seed funding for the series in 1997, and she has donated the series to the hospital. The Xandra books are given to the children who visit the hospital. Crayola Crayons donated 500 three-packs of crayons to be attached to the black-and-white books so the children can color them. With Jessica's X-Ray, she hopes to allay at least a few of the fears children experience about the X-ray process in an entertaining and educational manner while speaking to them respectfully and intelligently.
Zonta is also the author of Mikey's Endoscopy which was privately printed. She writes short stories and nonfiction as well.
(Featuring six real x-rays printed on mylar, Jessica's X-R...)
2001
Pat Zonta was married but then divorced. She has two children, Dave and Mike.