Great Reading: Bookmark It!

Volume 31, Number 5, June 2004

Deborah Taylor

The body
Grades 7-12

Allergies (Just the facts). Steve Parker. Heineman, 2004. $27.07. 1-4034-4598-2. Allergic reactions can range from the life-threatening to those that are merely annoying and that full range is explored in this volume. Quotes and case histories from patients are interwoven throughout the text.

The circulatory and lymphatic systems. John Gold. Enslow, 2004. $18.95. 0-7660-2019-3. In addition to basic information about this vital human system, Gold includes discussion of new technologies such as the artificial heart.

Drug therapy and dating disorders (Psychiatric disorders: Drugs and psychology for the mind and body). Shirley Brinkerhoff. Mason Crest, 2004. $24.95. 1-59084-565-X. This text provides a history of and social context for the problems of eating disorders. Brinkerhoff uses case histories and diary excerpts to enliven her narrative about this important and disturbing subject.

Mayo Clinic on osteoporosis: Keeping bones healthy and strong and reducing the risk of fracture. Stephen Hodgson, ed. Mason Crest, 2003. $32.95. 1-59084-804-7. A comprehensive look at a disease associated with aging but which has its beginnings at a much earlier age.

Multiple sclerosis (Just the facts). Alexander Burnfield. Heineman, 2004. $27.07. 1-4034-4602-4. “MS is one of the most common diseases of the nervous system in young adults.” Used early in the narrative of this book, this quote established the importance of understanding multiple sclerosis. Burnfield also points out the wide variety of well-known individuals affected by this debilitating disease.

Deborah Taylor: Coordinator, School and Student Services, Enoch Pratt Free Library,
Baltimore, MD. dtaylor@epfl.net