Books with author Sandra Giddens Ph.D.

Help your readers challenge the idea that recreational use of marijuana is a benign activity. Citing current research, this guidebook shows that smoking marijuana affects school performance, causes lung and heart problems, and makes emotional difficulties like anxiety even worse. Thought-provoking text addresses pressing issues such as the dangers of combining alcohol and marijuana, how marijuana use is glamorized in the media, and how peers affect one's drug use. Information on treatment for marijuana addiction is provided, including individual therapy, and Marijuana Anonymous, a twelve-step program.

The timelines in this series provide an important learning tool that allows the reader to quickly grasp the key points and highlights from each historic event. Each book follows some aspect of America's progression as a county through such topics as the slave trade, Congress, the life of Thomas Jefferson, and the history of the White House. The timelines pinpoint crucial events and facts from each book, and the narrative text provides the historical context for each subject. Each book in the series includes a phonetic glossary and is written in easy-to-read language that will give readers of all levels a comprehensive and informative look at the story of America.

When loss or illness strikes a family, young people don't always have the experience to help them cope. These six new titles can help teens find the strength and the resources to help them get through even the toughest situations.Being diagnosed with cancer can be unspeakably frightening; the prospect of chemotherapy can be overwhelming. From hair loss to depression, the authors address the physical and emotional side effects of chemotherapy. Honest, informative, and ultimately reassuring firsthand accounts of patients undergoing chemotherapy and their doctors personalizes -- and dramatizes -- this intense medical process.