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• A triathlon athlete has part of her skull removed to relieve the pressure on her injured brain after a car accident. • A soldier, wounded by a mortar explosion in Iraq, works with doctors to retrain his brain so he can speak and walk again. • Doctors have discovered that administering extra doses of two chemicals naturally produced by the body can help prevent additional neuron damage in the brain following an injury. That's powerful medicine!...
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• An injured motocross star has pins, screws, and a metal rod inserted into broken bones in his legs and feet to help them heal. • A softball pitcher has her face rebuilt after being hit with a ball. • A cancer patient receives a hip joint graft when his own joint gives out. That's powerful medicine! Explore the power of medicine through the true stories of people who recovered from bone-shattering accidents and illnesses. Find out how doctors...
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A man pulled from an explosion undergoes forty surgeries to treat burns on 80 percent of his body. A girl rescued from a burning car receives donor skin grafts to heal injuries all over her body. Scientists are working on a process to help burn victims regrow their own skin to quickly cover burns and other wounds. That's powerful medicine. Explore the power of medicine through the true stories of people who lived through serious accidents and severe...
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If you could have any animal's hair, whose would you choose?
If you had a polar bear's double coat, you would never have to wear a hat when playing in the snow. If you had reindeer hair, it could help you stay afloat in water. And if you had a porcupine's hair, no bully would ever bother you again! WHAT IF YOU HAD ANIMAL HAIR? is a follow-up to the adorable WHAT IF YOU HAD ANIMAL TEETH? Each spread will feature a photographic image of the animal...
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• A woman with with a faulty heart muscle receives an electrical device that keeps her blood pumping. Months later, her heart is strong enough to pump on its own. • A man with a heart too weak to beat properly undergoes a heart transplant. • Doctors invent a thumb-sized pump that brings the reality of an artificial heart one step closer. That's powerful medicine! Explore the power of medicine through the true stories of people who survived...
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If you could have any animal's front teeth, whose would you choose?
What If You Had Animal Teeth!? takes children on a fun, informative, and imaginative journey as they explore what it would be like if their own front teeth were replaced by those of a different animal. Featuring a dozen animals (beaver, great white shark, narwhal, elephant, rattlesnake, naked mole rat, hippopotamus, crocodile, and more), this book explores how different teeth are...
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• A father who was blind has an eye tissue transplant that lets him see for the first time. • A man whose own body attacked parts of his eye receives artificial coreneascorneas and is able to see again.. • A musician with faulty cells in the retinas of his eyes is given gene therapy to correct his failing vision. That's powerful medicine! Explore the power of medicine through the true stories of people who underwent amazing treatments to regain...
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If you could have any animal's feet, whose would you choose?
WHAT IF YOU HAD ANIMAL FEET? is the next book in the successful WHAT IF series by Sandra Markle, illustrated by Howard McWilliam, following the very popular WHAT IF YOU HAD ANIMAL TEETH? and WHAT YOU IF HAD ANIMAL HAIR? This latest edition will teach kids about the amazing variety of feet in the animal kingdom and their specialty functions! From cheetahs' fast feet to mountain goats' nimble...
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• A young girl receives injections of chemotherapy to kill the cancerous white blood cells in her body. • An eleven-year-old boy undergoes a transplant of stem cells to help his body make new, healthy blood cells. • A new machine gives scientists a way to quickly check for and diagnose leukemia. That's powerful medicine! Explore the power of medicine through the true stories of two young people who survived life-threatening leukemia. Find out...
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