The purpose of this paper is to critically examine stories in children's picture books dealing with the theme of health and diseases using [literary] semiotic* analysis to explain how science concepts are represented in metaphors and its significance for the popularization of science**
Specifically, this study aims to achieve the following objectives:
1. Identify the metaphors or analogies used to describe science concepts in children’s picture book stories.
2. Categorize the metaphors or analogies used according to themes and common elements.
3. Explain the reason for which these kinds of metaphors or analogies were used.
4. Discover the relationships between the metaphors used and the science concepts.
5. Describe how the metaphors are used to represent the science concepts.
6. Determine the potential effectiveness of the metaphors for promoting science concepts in health, diseases and the human body among learners.

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