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9780809038718: Diabetes and Me: An Essential Guide for Kids and Parents
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ISBN 10: 0809038714 ISBN 13: 9780809038718
Editorial: Hill & Wang, 2013

Sinopsis

An upbeat, empathetic, and essential guide for young people with diabetes

In Diabetes and Me: An Essential Guide for Kids and Parents, Kim Chaloner, who has been teaching award-winning science classes for fifteen years, gives kids the tools they need to take charge of their health and understand what it means to be diagnosed with diabetes. In this graphic guide, she walks four young people through the basics of diabetes, both Type 1 and Type 2, revealing . . .

• The early signs of diabetes and how doctors can help

• What it means to have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes

• What the pancreas is and how it works

• How to manage the ups and downs of blood sugar levels

• Strategies for diet and exercise

• How to explain diabetes to friends and family members

• And much more!

Illustrated by the award-winning artist Nick Bertozzi, Diabetes and Me is an informative, empowering handbook for parents, teachers, and kids looking to learn more about how to handle one of today's most common conditions.

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Acerca de los autores

Nick Bertozzi has written and drawn many comics over the years, including Becoming Andy Warhol, The Salon, Lewis & Clark, and the New York Times bestselling Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey. Bertozzi has won two Harvey and has taught Cartooning at the School of Visual Arts since 2003. He lives in Queens, New York, with his wife and daughters.

Kim Chaloner is a middle school science teacher and the dean of community life at an independent private school in Manhattan, where she organizes programs in sustainability, biology, multicultural education, and community service. She is the author of Diabetes and Me. She was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age sixteen.

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Editorial
Hill & Wang
Año de publicación
2013
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0809038714
ISBN 13 
9780809038718
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
176
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