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Why Can't I Breathe? Kids & Asthma (Kids' Guide to Disease & Wellness)
Why Can't I Breathe Kids Asthma - Kids' Guide to Disease & Wellness Author:Rae Simons This timely book focuses on a serious growing global health problem: asthma. The number of people diagnosed with asthma has steadily increased over the past 20 years, with young children being the hardest hit. This informative and lively book about a tough subject explains what causes asthma, its symptoms, and how to live a healthy life with a c... more »hronic but highly manageable disease. Using colorful and informative illustrations and diagrams, Why Can t I Breathe? Kids & Asthma clearly explains what triggers asthma episodes and how one can learn to live a healthy life with asthma. The book also takes the reader through the testing and treatment process, and describes special programs and helpful organizations for asthma sufferers. Why Can t I Breathe? Kids & Asthma presents information in a variety of learning-effective ways to foster understanding of a complicated subject: -- Simple and concise explanations make complicated health topics easy enough for young readers to understand. -- Color diagrams and illustrations show how the airways constrict when affected by triggers such as dust mites, cigarette smoke, and air pollution and how exercise can sometimes play a role. -- A real-life kid living with asthma shares his story and offers advice. -- Information on the latest research and medical advancements is included. -- Ask the Doctor sections connect a licensed health practitioner with children s real questions about asthma. -- Inside/Outside perspectives help children understand how their respiratory system functions, while seeing how those functions affect their lives. -- Boxed glossary words on every page define unfamiliar terms for kids. -- Did You Know? boxes round out readers information on the various topics. -- Just the Facts boxes summarize each chapter in easily understood, bite-size packages. -- A Find Out More section directs readers to additional resources found on the Internet. -- A learning map helps readers organize new information.« less