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1) Asthma
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Experts estimate that more than 235 million people around the world suffer from the respiratory condition known as asthma. Readers will get an in-depth look at this common illness as they learn how it attacks the airways of those who suffer from it, making it difficult to breathe. They will also learn about the many possible triggers of asthma attacks, find out how the disease is diagnosed and treated, and much more.
2) Spineless
Author
Series
Publisher
Union Square Kids
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When his asthma lands him at a health resort in the wilds of Gilded Age South Florida, twelve-year-old Algie Emsworth is over the moon. The scientific treasure trove of unexplored swamps may launch his dream career as a naturalist. But even Algie is startled when he happens upon a brand-new species and her brood in the karst springs surrounding the resort. Algie quickly realizes he must keep his discovery a secret: a famous collector of exotic animals...
3) Mighty Monty
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Monty, a quiet first-grader continues to come into his own--playing the part of a tree in a comically miscued school play, sharing his enthusiasm for ants at an outdoor birthday party, and even signing up for karate class despite his asthma.
Publisher
Rabbit Ears
Pub. Date
[1992]
Physical Desc
1 CD : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Half-alligator and half-snapping turtle with a touch of earthquake thrown in, Davy Crockett is the ultimate backwoods American legend who, at the Alamo, literally brags himself into American history"--Insert.
Publisher
Merck Research Laboratories
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
[third edition].
Physical Desc
xlii, 2, 306 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
From the Publisher: This comprehensive medical resource, The Merck Manual-Third Home Edition, extensively covers health care for newborns, the elderly, and everyone in between. The new Third Home Edition provides the same authoritative information doctors have relied on in The Merck Manual, for more than a century, in easy-to-understand, everyday language. Previous editions have sold more than 3 million copies. Written by more than 200 internationally...
Publisher
Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Fourth edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (3 volumes) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Language
English
Description
Provides clear, complete information on genetic disorders, including conditions, tests, procedures, treatments and therapies, in articles that are both comprehensive and easy to understand in language accessible to laypersons.
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