The let's talk library

Series

Pub. Date

[1997]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Gives an overview of what a funeral is, why our culture holds them, and what might happen at one.

5) Living with a single parent-Let's talk about

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1996

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Examines potential problems and issues that might arise in several different kinds of single-parent homes.

6) Let's talk about smoking

Author

Weitzman, Elizabeth

7) Staying in a shelter-Let's talk about

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1996

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Briefly describes various kinds of shelters for people wihtout permanent homes and discusses how to deal with living in one.

8) Let's talk about when someone you love has Alzheimer's disease

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1996

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Discusses the devastating effects of Alzheimer's disease and offers basic mechanisms for coping with a loved one's illness.

9) Let's talk about going to the dentist

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[1997]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Describes what may happen during a check-up at the dentist's office.

10) Let's talk about going to the doctor

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1997

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1

Description

This book explains what happens during a typical visit to the doctor, covering such activities as having your temperature taken, having your blood pressure measured, and getting a shot.

11) Let's talk about going to the hospital

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1997

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1

Description

This book explains what a hospital is, what happens there, and when a patient can go home.

12) Let's talk about having a broken bone

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[1997]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Describes what happens when you break a bone and how this kind of injury is treated.

13) Let's talk about having asthma

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1997

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Explains what asthma is, what causes it, and what sufferers can do to combat it.

14) Let's talk about having chicken pox

Author

Weitzman, Elizabeth

15) Let's talk about having Lyme disease

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1997

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1

Description

This book discusses what Lyme disease is, how one gets it, and what to do about it.

16) Let's talk about having the flu

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1997

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1

Description

This book explains what causes the flu, how you feel when you have it, and what can be done to treat this disease.

17) Let's talk about needing glasses

Author

Shaughnessy, Diane

Series

Pub. Date

1997

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1

Description

This book discusses some reasons why people need to wear glasses, the steps in getting glasses, the teasing one sometimes receives with a change in looks, and the possibility that glasses occasionally break.

18) Let's talk about when someone you love is in the hospital

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1997

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1

Description

This book discusses visiting loved ones in the hospital, how to make them feel better, how they look as patients, and the scary feelings one has at such a time.

19) Let's Talk About When Your Parent Doesn't Speak English

Author

Wittbold, Maureen K

Series

Pub. Date

1997

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1

20) Let's talk about adoption

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1999

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Explains what adoption is, why a parent might put a child up for adoption, and what is special about being adopted.

21) Let's talk about deafness

Author

Gordon, Melanie Apel

22) Let's talk about diabetes

Author

Gordon, Melanie Apel

23) Let's talk about Down syndrome

Author

Gordon, Melanie Apel

24) Let's talk about dyslexia

Author

Gordon, Melanie Apel

25) Let's talk about feeling sad

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1999

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Briefly discusses what makes people feel sad or depressed and some ways to handle these feelings.

26) Let's talk about head lice

Author

Gordon, Melanie Apel

27) Let's talk about moving to a new place

Author

Helmer, Diana Star

28) Let's talk about when kids have cancer

Author

Gordon, Melanie Apel

29) Let's talk about when someone you love is in a nursing home

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[1999]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Discusses why someone would enter a nursing home, what nursing homes are like, and how to act when visiting someone there.

30) Let's talk about when your mom or dad is unhappy

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[1999]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Explains the difference between being sad and being clinically depressed and discusses ways a child can deal with having a parent who is sad or depressed.

31) Let's Talk About Being a Good Friend

Author

Kent, Susan

Series

Pub. Date

2000

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1

Description

This book describes the qualities of a good friend and discusses activities and communication problems involved in friendship.

32) Let's talk about epilepsy

Author

Gordon, Melanie Apel

33) Let's talk about feeling nervous

Author

Kent, Susan

34) Let's Talk About Living With A Grandparent

Author

Kent, Susan

Series

Pub. Date

2000

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1

35) Let's talk about needing extra help at school

Author

Kent, Susan

36) Let's talk about poison ivy

Author

Gordon, Melanie Apel

37) Let's talk about scratches, scrapes, and bug bites

Author

Gordon, Melanie Apel

38) Let's talk about sickle cell anemia

Author

Gordon, Melanie Apel

39) Let's talk about stuttering

Author

Kent, Susan

40) Let's talk about when you have to have your tonsils out

Author

Gordon, Melanie Apel

Series

Pub. Date

[2000]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1

Description

This book discusses where and what the tonsils are, how they become infected, why some people have to have them removed, and what happens during a tonsillectomy.

41) Let's talk about feeling confused

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[2001]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1

Description

This book discusses what it means to be confused and things that can be done to avoid being confused.

42) Let's talk about feeling embarrassed

Author

Apel, Melanie Ann

43) Let's talk about feeling lonely

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[2001]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Defines loneliness, discusses different situations that can cause it, and suggests ways of dealing with it.

44) Let's talk about feeling worried

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Defines worry and discusses ways in which it can be both beneficial and harmful.

45) Let's talk about living with a parent with multiple sclerosis

Author

Series

Pub. Date

c2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1

Description