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Living with Disease
Sickness is an unavoidable part of life. But how does cancer affect the body? Why do some people develop Alzheimer’s disease? And what can treat AIDS? In Living with Disease, these and other important questions are answered as some of the world’s most prevalent diseases are investigated. From causes and symptoms to treatments and possible cures, each disease is explained using clear, approachable text, with an emphasis on how people can live with it.
Living with Disorders and Disabilities
Living with Disorders and Disabilities introduces students to several mental health issues that are common in today's world. Readers will explore the underlying causes of these disorders and disabilities, the symptoms that result, and the methods doctors use to diagnose them. The books also present the latest research in effective ways to manage and treat these issues. Each volume includes diagrams to enhance readers' understanding of complex concepts, source notes, and an annotated bibliography
Lizard in a Zoot Suit
Los Angeles, 1943. It's the era of the Zoot Suit Riots, and Flaca and Cuata have a problem. It's bigger than being grounded by their strict mother. It's bigger than tensions with the soldiers stationed nearby. And it's shaped like a five-foot-tall lizard. When a lost member of an unknown underground species needs help, the sisters must scramble to keep their new friend away from a corrupt military scientist-but they'll do it in style. Cartoonist Marco Finnegan presents Lizard in a Zoot Suit, an
Locked Out
This urban fiction series features diverse characters and explores the complex ways that parental incarceration affects teens, from physical absence to family histories of crime to stigmas and emotional health.
Locked Up for Freedom: Civil Rights Protesters at the Leesburg Stockade
In 1963, more than 30 African American girls, ages 11-14, were arrested for taking part in Civil Rights protests in Americus, Georgia. They were taken without their families' knowledge to a Civil-War-era stockade in Leesburg, Georgia where they were confined in unsanitary conditions and exposed to demoralizing treatment. Over the following weeks, their commitment to the fight for equality was put to the test. Combining historical information with firsthand accounts from the detained protesters,
Lonely Pine, The
A small pine that is Earth's northernmost tree experiences a year's worth of Arctic sights, changes, and hardships, including the aurora borealis, vast animal migrations, and brutal cold.
Long Tall Journey, The
In this tale inspired by true events, a giraffe journeys from its home in Africa to a 19th-century menagerie in France, encountering curiosities and establishing a new purpose in life.
Long Way from Home, A
Twelve-year-old Abby has a lot to worry about: Climate change. The news. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. And now moving to Florida for her mom's new job at an aerospace company.On the Space Coast, Abby meets two boys, Adam and Bix, who tell her they're ""a long way from home"" and need her help. Abby discovers they're from the future, when the problems of the present have been solved. Thrilled, Abby strikes a deal with them: She'll help them-if they let her come to the future with them. But soo
Long-Lost Secret Diary
The hilarious Long Lost Secret Diary series put readers inside the heads of hapless figures from history struggling to carry out their roles and getting things horribly wrong. The accessible, irreverent stories will keep young readers laughing as they learn the importance of not being afraid to learn from one's mistakes.
