Bad Burns

True Survival Stories

From the Series Powerful Medicine

  • Interest Level: Grade 5 - Grade 8
  • Reading Level: Grade 5

• A man pulled from an explosion undergoes forty surgeries to treat burns on 80 percent of his body.
• A girl rescued from a burning car receives donor skin grafts to heal injuries all over her body.
• Scientists are working on a process to help burn victims regrow their own skin to quickly cover burns and other wounds.

That’s powerful medicine.

Explore the power of medicine through the true stories of people who lived through serious accidents and severe skin burns. Find out how doctors use the latest medical breakthroughs to aid their patients’ recovery and prepare them for the journey back to health. You’ll also learn tips on burn prevention, as well as facts about the skin’s many unique abilities.

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978-0-7613-6308-8
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Interest Level Grade 5 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 5
Genre Science
Copyright 2011
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 48
Publication Date 2010-08-01
Reading Counts! Level 6.3
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF024000, JNF051000
Dewey 617.1'1
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 7 x 9
Lexile 910
Guided Reading Level Y
ATOS Reading Level 6.4
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 138956
Accelerated Reader® Points 1.0
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Reviewed, and Teaching Guides

Reviews

School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

“These narratives read like information from the Discovery Health channel, for kids: part fascinating science, part human interest story, and part ‘Eew, gross!’” —School Library Journal, Series Made Simple