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understanding illness

Books about understanding illness for readers of all ages.

Cover of Let's talk about diabetes

Let's talk about diabetes

Melanie Apel Gordon

Ages 6–10health and wellnessunderstanding illness

Cover of It's Time to Learn About Diabetes

It's Time to Learn About Diabetes

Jean Betschart-Roemer

Ages 8–14health educationdiabetes management

Cover of Everything You Need to Know about Chemotherapy

Everything You Need to Know about Chemotherapy

Magdalena Alagna

Ages 9–14health and medicineunderstanding illness

Cover of A Day with Parkinson's

A Day with Parkinson's

A. Hultquist, Joanne Lew-Vriethoff

Ages 4–8familygrandparents

Cover of Where's mom's hair?

Where's mom's hair?

Debbie Watters, Haydn Watters, Emmett Watters

Ages 4–8familycancer awareness