Can I tell you about epilepsy? : a guide for friends, family, and professionals (Can I Tell You About...?) by Lambert, Kate

Can I tell you about epilepsy? : a guide for friends, family, and professionals (Can I Tell You About...?)
by Lambert, Kate; illustrated by Hellier, Scott

(#0268KZ5)

Paperback Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012
Description: 45 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Dewey: 618.92; Audience: Upper Elementary; Reading Level: 6.6

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Product Overview
From Follett

Includes bibliographical references (page 41-45). A young girl named Ellie, who has epilepsy, explains the disease from her perspective and introduces the reader to others who have different types of epilepsy to help children understand what it feels like to have epilepsy, the physical and emotional effects it has, how it can be treated, and how the condition is often misunderstood.

From the Publisher

Meet Ellie - a young girl with epilepsy. Ellie invites readers to learn about epilepsy from her perspective. She introduces us to some friends who help present the varying forms of epilepsy. Ellie and her friends help children to understand the obstacles that they face by telling them what it feels like to have epilepsy, how it affects them physically and emotionally, how epilepsy can be treated and how the condition is often misunderstood by people who do not know the facts.

This illustrated book is full of useful information and will be an ideal introduction for children from the age of 7. It will also help parents, friends, and professionals to make sense of the condition in its varying forms and will be an excellent starting point for family and classroom discussions.

Product Details
  • Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
  • Publication Date: June 15, 2012
  • Format: Paperback
  • Dewey: 618.92
  • Classifications: Nonfiction
  • Description: 45 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Tracings: Hellier, Scott, illustrator.
  • ISBN-10: 1-84905-309-X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-84905-309-9
  • LCCN: 2012-005064
  • Follett Number: 0268KZ5
  • Reading Level: 6.6
  • Audience: Upper Elementary