Leukemia: True Survival Stories
Aug 2010 · Lerner Publications
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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 how doctors use the latest medical breakthroughs to save patients who have the faulty blood cells that cause leukemia. You’ll also discover amazing facts about your blood.
• 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 how doctors use the latest medical breakthroughs to save patients who have the faulty blood cells that cause leukemia. You’ll also discover amazing facts about your blood.
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About the author
Sandra Markle is the author of numerous award-winning books for children. A former elementary science teacher, she is a nationally-known science education consultant. Markle has received many honors for her series Animal Predators, Animal Scavengers, and Animal Prey. Several titles have been named as National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)/Children’s Book Council (CBC) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, and Animal Predators was honored as a Top 10 Youth Nonfiction Series by Booklist. Over 500 schools participate in Markle's Book Explorers program which provides free resource-packed emails and classroom activities. Markle lives in Lakewood Ranch, Florida with her husband, photographer Skip Jeffery.
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