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An exploration of the skeleton, covering how bone forms, the difference between spongy bone and compact bone, how to keep bones healthy, and more.

After an earthquake destroys California and a tsunami wrecks the luxury cruise ship where he is a summer employee, high schooler Shy confronts another deadly surprise.

Aaron Rowe's new job at a funeral parlor may be his salvation from sleepwalking, dreams he cannot explain and memories he cannot recover, but if he does not discover the truth about his hidden past soon, he may fall asleep one night and never wake up.

Presents nearly four hundred articles describing genetic disorders, conditions, tests, and treatments, including high-profile diseases such as Alzheimer's, breast cancer, and heart disease.

Alphabetical articles provide information on genetic disorders, including conditions, tests, procedures, treatments, and therapies.

This book explains a variety of digestive system diseases and the profound impact they can have on the daily lives of people who cope with them.

This book explains how many children with high-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) relate to the world through their senses. The book reviews sensory integration terminology and a discussion of how the sensory systems impact behavior. It also takes an in-depth look at sensory issues associated with ASD. Assessment tools can assist children in pinpointing sensory characteristics. Intervention strategies and case studies are also outlined--Publisher.

A two volume set in which more than six hundred alphabetically arranged entries offer a detailed overview of the key aspects of childhood health from infancy to age 18.

Discusses the work and challenges that face the "Tolga Bat Hospital" in a remote part of Queensland, Australia.

The medical director of the Complex Adolescent Problem Program at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, answers questions from teens with chronic illnesses or disabilities about family relationships, medical issues, dating, school and work, sexuality, recreation, alcohol, medications, and other topics.