QOLA & The GERM Exterminators is a colorful new guidebook playfully written to teach children how to avoid catching the Swine Flu and other infectious diseases.

With the Pandemic alert now being the highest in over 40 years, parents around the world are desperately seeking information to prevent their children from becoming infected with the potentially deadly H1N1 Virus.

According to the CDC, “Illness rates will be the highest among school-aged children (about 40%) and decline with age.”

Mother and author Roxanna Bain says, “Children are continually exposed to germs, especially at school and at play. They, like many adults, do not ever think that the things they touch and play with harbor germs that will infect them. The children unintentionally carry these germs home to other family members, causing even more school and work absenteeism.”

In her new book, “QOLA & The Germ Exterminators,” Ms Bain elaborates much further as she graphically demonstrates specific areas to be aware of where germs could be hiding at home, at school, and at play.

Children will not even realize they are being taught valuable life saving lessons when they follow the lead of four colorful, unique fictional characters who teach them how to locate and kill the germs before they can become infected.

Little ones will quickly become fans as they follow QOLA, a cuddly Koala Bear, and his new team of “Germ Exterminators;” Roary, a white furry creature from the Aurora Borealis; Himinamis Bear, a cute little guy from the forest; and the Jingle Bell Monster, a fluffy green “monster” that has been befriended by Santa Claus.

Recently, news networks reported that nearly 100 children tested positive for the Swine Flu at a summer camp in Maine.

In the QOLA & The GERM Exterminators book, colorful pictures beside each tip will keep your children's attention, and teach them how to be more careful so they will not become a statistic during this Pandemic of 2009, or any other time.

In Chapter 4, QOLA teaches fourteen basic health habits everyone should practice to stay well. If they should catch a cold or the flu, there is a list of ten ways to help get well fast and avoid infecting others.

Chapter 5 begins a colorful, picturesque list of more than twenty five specific areas where germs hide at home, at school, and at play.

The first of a series, QOLA & The GERM Exterminators, will soon have sequel books and other products that will teach children how to avoid germs that cause infections as they travel and begin new adventures. These are life-long lessons children will always remember to help them live a much healthier life.

In an excerpt from the book below, QOLA is returning from his doctor’s office after just recovering from the flu.

Chapter 3 ~ QOLA’S GERM Exterminators

On the way home from the doctor’s office QOLA thought and thought until he had an idea! He would contact some of his friends around the world and they would form a team to find the germs and stop them from infecting their friends and family. He even thought of a name for his new team: QOLA’S GERM Exterminators!

Their mission would be to find and wipe out all of the germs at home, at school, and at play. They would exterminate (kill) all of the germs before the germs could get into their bodies and make them sick.

When QOLA got home he immediately planned to visit his good friends to share the news. His parents and sister were sad he was leaving, but agreed it was a worthwhile mission. They even gave him a big box of hand sanitizer to keep him safe from germs, and to share with others.

As QOLA clipped the pen sized hand sanitizer to his pocket, he pointed it like a weapon and shouted, “WIPEM OUT NOW!” He was quite impressed with himself for creating a brand new word (pronounced “Wipe-M”) that would become the battle cry for his team of Germ Exterminators!


About the Author:

Roxanna Bain considers herself to be a “professional patient.” Several hospital stays, combined with the H1N1 Pandemic, were the muse for her to pen a new booklet “Staying Alive In The Hospital.”

While writing the book to warn patients of the rampant infectious diseases people contract while in the hospital, Ms. Bain decided to find a way to teach children how to avoid becoming a patient with the Swine Flu, or any other disease.

“QOLA & The GERM Exterminators” was written with the dream to have it provided free to all school children. Ms. Bain believes we must teach our children at an early age that health is a valuable and precious asset they must cherish and protect.

Some of her past projects include writing, producing, and hosting "Get Juiced With The Stars", a set of audio cassettes for an International Health Company featuring Nick Scotti and Sharon Farrell from the popular daytime soap opera, The Young and The Restless.

Following this project, she developed, produced, and hosted a set of 8 audio tapes titled "Series of Success", dealing with disease and nutrition. She also created, wrote, and hosted two live radio talk shows, "The Small Business Incubator", and "The Beauty Spot" at a Florida radio station.

Being a mother, she especially enjoys working on children’s projects. One of her first ones was marketing and arranging promotional tours for America's first non-violent action heroes, THE NEON TIKI TRIBE, that now has plush toys, a book, music and a video developed.

Another children's project that she helped develop is "The Jingle Bell Monster" (JBM). Working closely with the creator, Lathan Hudson, a 4 time Grammy nominated Nashville Songwriter, they now have a plush toy, a musical CD and a children's storybook ready to go to market.

Soon after JBM, Lathan was inspired to create a character named “ROARY”, now one of QOLA’S Germ Exterminators. Roxanna wrote a story about him based on two of Lathan’s musical compositions. The book is titled “ROARY, Guardian of the Northern Lights”, and will be available soon, along with the plush toy and musical CD.

In her spare time, Roxanna enjoys creating Reality and Lifestyle Television Shows. She has optioned her first Reality TV show, 'LADIES AND GENTLEMEN", and another one "HUMAN GUINEA PIGS", placed as a Semi-Finalist in a Write Safe PRESENT-A-THON Contest.

At this point in time, Ms Bain is on a mission to find sponsors for “QOLA & The GERM Exterminators” to provide the booklet free to all children, and to market the accessory plush toys, books, and CDs.

For more information on any of Roxanna’s work, please contact Roxanna@WipemOutNow.com or Roxanna@GermExterminators.com