Is cancer contagious? / by Vern Kousky.
Publication details: New York, NY : Is It Contagious Books LLC, 2009Description: 58 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 21 cmISBN: 9780982461402 (paperback)Subject(s): Cancer -- Juvenile literature | Explaining cancer | Leukemia | TumourSummary: What is cancer? How do you get it? Is it contagious? These are all good questions and ones that many of us, grown-ups and kids alike, have had at one time or another. This book uses simple language and illustrations to explain concepts such as what cancer cells are, how they function, leukemia, and some causes of cancer. It makes suggestions for staying healthy and discusses developments in cancer treatment. This book may be useful to adult caregivers to read with children to help them understand what cancer, how it spreads and other questions they may have, or it can be read alone by a child. The illustrations treat the subject in a light-hearted way. Colour picturebook with text. Audience: child 8 - 10, or younger with an accompanying adult| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes biographical references (first page, unnumbered).
What is cancer? How do you get it? Is it contagious? These are all good questions and ones that many of us, grown-ups and kids alike, have had at one time or another. This book uses simple language and illustrations to explain concepts such as what cancer cells are, how they function, leukemia, and some causes of cancer. It makes suggestions for staying healthy and discusses developments in cancer treatment. This book may be useful to adult caregivers to read with children to help them understand what cancer, how it spreads and other questions they may have, or it can be read alone by a child. The illustrations treat the subject in a light-hearted way. Colour picturebook with text.
Audience: child 8 - 10, or younger with an accompanying adult
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