Heart Disease (Twenty-First Century Medical Library)

By Alvin Silverstein, Virginia B. Silverstein, Laura Silverstein Nunn

Explains, through real-life case studies and experts, various heart diseases.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761334203
• ISBN13: 9780761334200
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Twenty First Century Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.8" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

An informative guide for your readers to the condition of heart disease

Heart Disease by the team of Alvin Silverstein, Virginia Silverstein, and Laura Silverstein Nunn is an informed and informative guide for your readers to the condition of heart disease, including what are its causes and treatments as illustrated by the true story of 16 year old Jessica Melore's heart attack. Organized into accessible chapters that include: Everybody's Disease, How The Heart Works, What Is Heart Disease?, Who's At Risk?, Detecting Heart Problems, Mending Broken Hearts, Heart-Healthy Living, Future Outlook. Heart Disease is enhanced for young readers with the additional inclusion of a Glossary, an Index, a list of resources. An ideal addition to school and community library "Health & Medicine" reference collections, Heart Disease is very strongly recommended for all young readers seeking a greater understanding of heart-disease -- its causes, treatment, and the best ways to keep the heart strong and healthy.