Tranquilizers and Depressants
Affecting Lives
Affecting Lives: Drugs and Addiction
Introduces young readers to the dangers of a tranquilizer and depressant addiction and shows ways that users have found help. Learn about the physical and mental effects of tranquilizer and depressant abuse and their negative impacts on lives. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, an infographic, critical thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.
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978-1-5038-4489-6
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$23.95 | |
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978-1-5038-4767-5
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$38.95 |
| Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 7 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 4 |
| Genre | Narrative, Nonfiction |
| Category | Social Studies |
| Copyright | 2021 |
| Publisher | The Child's World, Inc. |
| Imprint | Momentum |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| Publication Date | 2021-01-01 |
| BISACS | JNF053110, JNF053040 |
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| Dewey | 362.29 |
| Graphics | Full-color photographs |
| Dimensions | 6.5 x 9 |
| Lexile | 740 |
| Guided Reading Level | Y |
| Features | Author/Illustrator biography, Educational front/back matter, Glossary of key words, Index, Informative sidebars, Phonetics, Photo captions, Reviewed, Sources for further research, Suggested websites, and Table of contents |
| Online Resources |
- Fast Facts
- The Hospital Room
- Waiting for Mom
- Unrecognizable
- Getting Help
- Think About It
- Glossary
- To Learn More
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
Author: Heidi Ayarbe
Reviews
A noteworthy review of Affecting Lives: Drugs and Addiction from School Library Journal on April 1, 2021
This series tells the stories of people with addictions and how they recover. These books are not focused on statistics or the science behind the drugs. Instead, they serve as examples for readers about how people start using drugs, become addicted, and find the help to quit. The people… View →