wounds and injuries

Extreme MotoGP presents the thrills and spills of this intriguing extreme sport. The carefully written, considerate text will hold the readers' interest and allow for successful mastery and comprehension. Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience, these books maintain a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along.

1920s cotton buyer Earle Dickson worked for Johnson & Johnson and had a klutzy wife who often cut herself. The son of a doctor, Earle set out to create an easier way for her to bandage her injuries. Band-Aids were born, but Earle's bosses at the pharmaceutical giant weren't convinced, and it wasn't until the Boy Scouts of America tested Earle's prototype that this ubiquitous household staple was made available to the public. Soon Band-Aids were selling like hotcakes, and the rest is boo-boo history.

Describes the conditions of carpal tunnel and other repetitive strain injuries, the causes, and treatment options.

"Provides consumer health information for teens about sports-related injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. Includes index and resource information"--Provided by publisher.

"A spider arrives at City Hospital with some strange head injuries. How did this happen? And does it have anything to do with all the water rushing down the water spout?"--Provided by publisher.

"Humpty Dumpty arrives at City Hospital with a cracked shell. All the kings' men tried to help him, but all they did was make him leak yolk. Can he be fixed? ... this story brings a unique twist to a well-known nursery rhyme."--Provided by publisher.

"Introduces the reader to what stitches are, why they might need them, and how to care for them"--Provided by publisher.

Chilly the chinchilla explains why Tami is afraid of getting hurt when trying new things after falling off her bike and what she can do to get over her fears.

Charts the dangers of playing football for high school students by following one team in New Rochelle, New York.

When seventeen-year-old Dyna, an avid thrill-seeker, falls and shatters her leg, her life changes dramatically and she finds herself caught between her boyfriend, who supports her newfound desire for safety, and a young Iraq war veteran she meets at rehab who challenges her to take chances again.