Illustrated with color and historical photography and art, each First Book is chaptered, includes an index, a "For Further Reading" list and, where appropriate, a glossary and original maps.
Gr 5-8-A concise consideration of a medical condition and its consequences on personal health. Landau defines albinism and discusses the genetic causes as well as the accompanying vision and skin-care problems. Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome, an unusual form of albinism that results in severe medical problems, receives an entire chapter. The final two chapters discuss how to live with albinism and the general effect the condition has on lifestyle and physical well being. This is a positive book, written without sensationalism and illustrated with full-color and black-and-white photographs that support this approach. In view of the current practice of mainstreaming special-needs children into regular classrooms, as well as the wide-spread emphasis on diversity within our culture, it is a valuable addition to most collections.-Joyce Adams Burner, Hillcrest Library, Prairie Village, KS
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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living with albinism,
By Fatema (United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Living with Albinism (First Books Different from Birth) (Library Binding)
I really enjoyed reading this book. I found it to be very informative.I have a son that is albino and I now see that there are many other albinos and what they experience.I also enjoyed reading about some of the genetics of albinism.I was also pleased to see my uncle in the book. Albinism runs heavily in my family. The research that was done to make this book was phenomenal.I especially liked that this book is designed for children to help them get a better understanding of albinos and may teach them more sensitivity.
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my son` understanding of his own albinism,
This review is from: Living with Albinism (First Books Different from Birth) (Library Binding)
I bought this book to help my son Cameron and myself learn and deal with his albinism. The book has alot of wonderful pictures of people that look just like him. The layout was very simple so I could understand it and then relay it back to my son. The parts we both liked best were the different stories about albino`s.They were treasured by many different cultures. The american indians especially worshiped someone with very light color. To them it was a sign of good luck from their god. All different races also can have albinism of varing severeness. I would recommend this book to anyone who wanted to understand what people like my son go through everyday.I am so glad that I have had the oppertunity to relay my story to someone who cares.
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