What You Need to Know about Allergies

by Nancy Dickmann

Overview

Everything a young reader needs to know about allergies: what they are, how they are caused, what the symptoms are, and how they are treated. The text also presents real-life stories of kids who experience allergies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491482445
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2016
Series:	Focus on Health Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.75(w) x 8.75(h) x 0.12(d)
Lexile:	960L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Nancy Dickmann has written more than 150 non-fiction books for children, specializing in science and history. Before becoming an author, she worked for many years as an editor and publisher of children’s books.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 What Are Allergies? 4

Chapter 2 Testing for Allergies 12

Chapter 3 Treating Allergies 18

Chapter 4 Living with Allergies 24

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

Interviews

Age-appropriate text on each page. Informational text as well as narrative text.

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2016
Gr 4–6—In this enlightening set, the causes, testing, treatment, and prevention of four health conditions familiar to children are addressed. Sidebars are interspersed throughout the text highlighting health facts, explaining related concepts, or relaying an individual's experiences. Charts and graphics further illuminate the subjects, making up for the adequate, albeit less than inspiring, stock photos that predominate. In addition to appearing in the glossary, vocabulary words are also defined at the bottom of the page they appear on, a nice feature for readers who dislike flipping to the book's end for clarification. FactHound.com is the only Internet source listed for further research. VERDICT A child-friendly look at common health concerns. Recommended for most collections.

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