Shattered Bones: True Survival Stories
Aug 2010 · Lerner Publications
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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 use the latest medical breakthroughs to set broken and shattered bones and replace bone tissue that has died. You’ll also learn tips to keep your bones healthy and fascinating facts about the bones in your body.
• 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 use the latest medical breakthroughs to set broken and shattered bones and replace bone tissue that has died. You’ll also learn tips to keep your bones healthy and fascinating facts about the bones in your body.
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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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