| Can I Tell You about Peanut Allergy?: A Guide for Friends, Family and Professionals Contributor(s): Dempsey, Sharon (Author), Blackstock, Alice (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1849055939 ISBN-13: 9781849055932 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Allergies - Health & Fitness | Children's Health - Medical | Nursing - Pediatric & Neonatal |
| Dewey: 616.975 |
| LCCN: 2015302729 |
| Series: Can I Tell You About...? |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.8" W x 8.8" (0.35 lbs) 56 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Meet Danny - a boy with a peanut allergy. He explains that peanut allergies can be very serious, but once you know how to manage them, they don't have to get in the way of living a fun and full life. Danny talks about what a peanut allergy is, what do to in an emergency, and how his friends and family can help him to live a nut free life. He also shares advice on coping with a peanut allergy on special occasions and trips away. This illustrated book is ideally suited for readers aged 7 and upwards, and will be an excellent way to increase awareness about peanut allergies, in the classroom or at home. It also includes clear, useful information for parents and professionals. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dempsey, Sharon: - Sharon Dempsey graduated from Queen's University Belfast in 1991 and completed a postgraduate diploma in newspaper journalism at City University, London. She works as a health writer and freelance journalist. Her first book, My Brain Tumour Adventures: The Story of a Little Boy Coping with a Brain Tumour, was written for her son Owen who was undergoing treatment for a brain tumour. Owen died in March 2004 at the age of six. Sharon lives in Belfast with her husband Liam and two daughters Kate and Sarah. |