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Can I Tell You About Epilepsy?: A Guide For Friends, Family And Professionals

Meet Ellie – a young girl with epilepsy. Ellie invites readers to learn about epilepsy from her perspective. She introduces us to some friends who help present the varying forms of epilepsy. Ellie and her friends help children to understand the obstacles that they face by telling them what it feels like to have epilepsy, how it affects them physically and emotionally, how epilepsy can be treated and how the condition is often misunderstood by people who do not know the facts.This illustrated book is full of useful information and will be an ideal introduction for children from the age of 7. It will also help parents, friends, and professionals to make sense of the condition in its varying forms and will be an excellent starting point for family and classroom discussions.

Series: Can I tell you about...?

Paperback: 48 pages

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers; 1 edition (June 15, 2012)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 184905309X

ISBN-13: 978-1849053099

Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.1 x 9 inches

Shipping Weight: 4.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Best Sellers Rank: #1,831,001 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #29 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Children's Health > Epilepsy #206 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Diseases & Physical Ailments > Epilepsy #1206 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Diseases & Physical Ailments > Nervous System

Age Range: 8 - 12 years

Grade Level: 3 - 7

This book about epilepsy is a very simplified book. Not too in depth which is what it was meant to be. I need something a little more. Will order another book recommended in this book. This is a difficult subject to discuss in any way but this book is very positive.

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