Books with author Laura Silverstein Nunn

Explains how people catch colds, how the body fights the germs, how colds are spread, and what precautions people can take against them

Lots of people have dogs and cats for pets, but did you know that some people keep pets like tarantulas? If you've ever considered keeping an unusual pet, the FAR-OUT AND UNUSUAL PETS series is for you! Learn the history, the science, and the care needed for keeping this fun and exotic pet.

Looks at the birds most commonly owned as pets, including canaries, chickens, and pigeons, and offers advice on their care, feeding, and breeding.

Describes various types of rashes with information on how they affect people, how they spread, and how to treat them, including some rashes associated with childhood diseases.

Diabetes affects people in all age groups. The HANDY HEALTH GUIDE TO DIABETES explores what this disease is, the different types of diabetes, testing for it, and treating it. Authors Alvin and Virigina Silverstein and Laura Silverstein Nunn make it easy to understand this topic.

Examines the symptoms of diabetes, sometimes called the sugar disease. Discusses the history of diabetes, as well as management and treatment from diet and exercise to insulin therapy and transplants.

Explores the history of sickle cell anemia, discussing its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of the grizzly bear, its decline in numbers due to human population growth and activities, and the efforts being made to maintain its population.

Describes the symptoms and treatments of sexually transmitted diseases, discusses their incidence among people under the age of twenty-five in the United States, and explains how they can be prevented.

Explains how the heart works, what heart disease is, who is at risk, medical treatments, and healthy lifestyle changes that can help prevent heart disease.

Introduces ten unusual breeds of cats and offers advice on their care, feeding, and breeding.

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