Breathe Easy
Young People's Guide to Asthma
2nd Edition
Published on 15. December 2002
Book
Hardback
80 pages
978-1-55798-956-7 (ISBN)
Description
Completely updated, this practical guide is filled with information, tips, checklists, resources, diagrams, and illustrations to help young people learn to control their asthma, gain self-confidence, and live their lives to the fullest.
Breathe Easy explains:
How to recognize situations that trigger asthma attacks
Early warning signs of an attack, and what to do about them
Asthma medicines and how they work
What happens in the respiratory system during an attack
Relaxation of body, mind, and breathing to help control asthma
Communicating with your doctor
Where to find additional help and ideas
Includes a Guide for Parents.
Breathe Easy explains:
How to recognize situations that trigger asthma attacks
Early warning signs of an attack, and what to do about them
Asthma medicines and how they work
What happens in the respiratory system during an attack
Relaxation of body, mind, and breathing to help control asthma
Communicating with your doctor
Where to find additional help and ideas
Includes a Guide for Parents.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for the first edition:amp quot Breathe Easy is essential reading for every child with asthma and his or her family. amp quot -Thomas L. Creer, Co-Author of Living With Asthma
amp quot An abundantly illustrated, easy to understand book for asthmatic children to help them understand their illness and to dispel fear about it. I strongly recommend it. amp quot -Elliot F. Ellis, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Emeritus, State University of New York at Buffalo
amp quot While Weiss wrote it for pre-teens, it could be helpful to older readers who are looking for relief from their asthma. amp quot -Voice of Youth Advocates
More details
Edition
Second Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington DC
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55798-956-7 (9781557989567)
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Persons
Jonathan H. Weiss, PhD, is former Director of Behavior Science, Children's Asthma Research Institute, National Asthma Center, and is currently Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Attending Psychologist, Cornell Medical Center, New York. He is consultant to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the author of the asthma guide Super Stuff.
Michael Chesworth is an author, artist, and designer who has illustrated may children's books, including Breathe Easy, I'll Know What To Do, and Gran-Gran's Best Trick. He lives in Massachusetts. Visit him at www.crashbangboom.com.
Michael Chesworth is an author, artist, and designer who has illustrated may children's books, including Breathe Easy, I'll Know What To Do, and Gran-Gran's Best Trick. He lives in Massachusetts. Visit him at www.crashbangboom.com.