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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 34 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Over 2 million Australians are currently living with asthma. Asthma is an inflammatory condition of the airways which causes them to react to a wide range of trigger factors. In children, more boys than girls have asthma. However, after the teenage years, asthma is more common in women than men. Education tools such as these video clips, together with self-monitoring, appropriate medication, regular medical reviews and written asthma action plans,...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 41 min., 24 sec.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Asthma is an inflammatory condition of the airways which causes them to narrow in response to a wide range of trigger factors. The narrowing is caused by muscle constriction, inflammation of the lining of the airways and excess mucus production. Common symptoms are coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and difficulty in breathing. This Speaking From Experience program offers offer first-hand accounts from people living with the affects of asthma....
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 44 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Asthma is an inflammatory condition of the airways which causes them to narrow in response to a wide range of trigger factors. The narrowing is caused by muscle constriction, inflammation of the lining of the airways and excess mucus production. Common symptoms are coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and difficulty in breathing. This Speaking From Experience program offers offer first-hand accounts from children living with asthma and their parents....
Author
Series
Bobby Ellis-Chan books volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fourth-grader Bobby is hurt when he hears his father, a former pro-football player, say that the two of them are nothing alike, but finally summons the courage to talk about it after his public asthma attack proves how right his father is.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
When he and his mother move into an old farmhouse in the English countryside, asthmatic, twelve-year-old Jack discovers that he can communicate with the ghosts inhabiting the house and inadvertently establishes a relationship with a tormented, malevolent spirit that threatens to destroy both his mother and himself.
6) Mighty Monty
Author
Series
Monty books (Johanna Hurwitz) volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
106 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Monty, a quiet first-grader continues to come into his own--playing the part of a tree in a comically miscued school play, sharing his enthusiasm for ants at an outdoor birthday party, and even signing up for karate class despite his asthma.
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When Brianna gets the lead in the Thanksgiving play, she already has a troublesome cough. Then, during dress rehearsal, she can't catch her breath and the school nurse calls an ambulance. At the hospital, a friendly doctor explains that she has asthma and clearly outlines the symptoms, 'triggers,' and treatments of the illness. ... The plot is neatly tied up along with some more important details about asthma. Kroll has done a good job of integrating...
12) I have asthma
Author
Publisher
Barron's
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
35 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
After a young boy has trouble breathing during soccer practice, he is taken to his doctor who says that he has asthma, but he learns that with proper treatment and medical supervision, his asthma can be kept under control.
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The chronic condition of asthma is explained to help children better understand and cope with the condition and to educate regarding the prospects for a cure.
Author
Series
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
xii, 324 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Asthma" familiarizes parents with common asthma triggers while educating them about proven medications and assisting them with finding and deciding on the right treatment for their child.
15) Asthma
Author
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
96 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the causes, symptoms, and treatments of asthma, and how people live with it.
16) Asthma
Author
Series
Publisher
Amicus High Interest
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Describes what it is like to live with asthma, what its symptoms are, and how it is treated"--
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
416 pages cm
Language
English
Description
"This is the most comprehensive book on the market about indoor allergens. The authors discuss the potential dangers to health caused by all matter of indoor allergens. This book is informed by the first author's education in chemistry and his thirty-plus years of running a business that identifies and fixes indoor air pollution. This second edition is greatly expanded, with eight new chapters and updated content in the other chapters. New chapters...
Author
Publisher
Independent Pub Group
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
157 p. ;
Language
Español
Description
"Listing all of the factors that can lead to allergy attacks, this guide offers a range of natural solutions for avoiding and combating these attacks, from homeopathy and naturopathy to acupuncture and aromatherapy. It also pays particular attention to food allergies and those that can affect children."--www.Amazon.com.
20) Asthma attack
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Sometimes a person with asthma may have a hard time breathing. Uh-oh, it's an emergency! Prepare young readers to empathetically understand and care for a friend with an asthma attack. Learn what's happening, how to be a helper, and ways to keep your friend safe. A bright design and carefully crafted text takes fear out of emergencies to make them easier to understand"--
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