Gosselin, mother of a child with asthma and another with diabetes, broke ground a few years ago with two books intended to educate all children about these chronic problems. So she authored the books Taking Asthma to School and Taking Diabetes to School . Now comes the newest title, The ABC's of Asthma . The book is written for children with asthma, but it's really a wonderful teaching tool for all children. In The ABC's of Asthma , each letter of the alphabet matches to a word that explains asthma, things that trigger asthma episodes, items used in the treatment of asthma, and general words that provide encouragement to children who have asthma.
Bronchial tubes look a little like tiny, tiny tree branches.
My whole family helps me to take better care of my asthma. Terry Ravanelli's illustrations of a multicultural, multi-age band of asthma kids make reading this ABC book an enjoyable learning experience, while driving home the idea that all kinds of kids have asthma. We return to the sea, the site of another brand new ABC book, The Sailor's Alphabet . This work might have consisted of raising sails, hauling up a ship's anchor, driving railroad spikes, or cutting down trees. Each page of The Sailor's Alphabet illustrates a single line of a traditional alphabet chantey.