Our Family Library
Below are materials that you and your child can borrow from or use in the CF Center's Family Library.
Anatomy And Physiology
- Dealing with Genes: The Language of Heredity. By Paul Berg and Maxine Singer.
- Eyewitness Science: Human Body ‚ Investigate and Understand Your Amazing Body. By Steve Parker.
- Eyewitness Science: Medicine ‚ Explore the Discoveries, Tools, and Techniques that have Saved Lives and Improved Human Health Through the Ages.
- For the Love of Enzymes: The Odyssey of a Biochemist. By Arthur Kornberg (Harvard University Press).
- Genetics and Human Health: A Journey Within. By Faith Hickman Brynie (Millbrook Press), 128 pp., grade 7+.
- How Your Body Works. By Susan L. Engel-Arieli, 1994.
- The Body Atlas: A Pictorial Guide to the Human Body. By Steve Parker.
- Your Amazing Body: From Headaches to Sweaty Feet and Everything in Between. By Jeanne K. Hanson (WH Freeman/Books for Young Readers), 1994.
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Chronic Illness
- Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient: Reflections on Healing and Regeneration. By Norman Cousins.
- Be Sick Well: A Healthy Approach to Chronic Illness. By Jeff Kane, MD (New Harbinger Press), 188 pp.
- Caring and Coping When Your Loved One is Seriously Ill. By Earl A. Grollman (Farrer, Straus, & Giroux), 1995.
- Sick and Tired of Feeling Sick and Tired: Living with Invisible Chronic Illness. By Paul Donoghue & Mary E. Siegel (Norton), 1992.
- Transplants: Unwrapping the Second Gift of Life. The Inside Story of Transplants as Told by Recipients and Their Families, Donor Families, and Health Professionals. By Pat Steve Helmberger.
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Coping With Stress
- Fighting Invisible Tigers: A Stress Management Guide for Teens, revised 1995 by Earl Hipp (Free Spirit Publishing), 168 pp.
- Staying Well with Guided Imagery: How to Harness the Power of Your Imagination for Health and Healing. By Belleruth Naparstek (Warner Publications).
- Talk with Teens about Self and Stress. By Jean Sunde Peterson, PhD.
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Grief
- Good Grief: Helping Groups of Children When a Friend Dies. By Sandra Sutherland Fox (Gryphon House).
- Talking about Death: A Dialogue Between Parent and Child. By Earl A. Grollman.
- When a Friend Dies: A Book for Teens about Grieving and Healing. By Marilyn E. Gootman, EdD (Free Spirit Publishing), 120 pp.
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Health Concerns
- A Parents Guide to Cystic Fibrosis. By Burton L. Shapiro & Ralph C. Heussner, Jr. (University of Minnesota Press), 1991.
- Breathe Easy: Young People's Guide to Asthma. By Jonathan H. Weiss, PhD (Brunner-Mazel Publishers), 1995.
- Breathing Disorders: Your Complete Exercise Guide. By Neil F. Gordon, MD, PhD (Human Kinetics).
- Cystic Fibrosis: The Facts. By Ann Harris (Oxford University Press), 1995.
- Living with Asthma: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding and Controlling Asthma While Enjoying Your Life. By Anthony Rooklin, MD, 1995.
- Your Hyperactive Child: A Parents Guide to Coping with ADHD. By Barbara Ingersoll.
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Medicine
- AMA Guide to Prescription and Over the Counter Drugs. Edited by Charles B. Clayman (Random House), 1988.
- American Medical Association Family Medical Guide, 3rd Edition (Random House), 1994.
- Complete Drug Reference: 1995 Reference US Pharmacopeia (Consumer Reports Books) For On-Site Reference.
- Dorlands Illustrated Medical Dictionary 28th Edition (Saunders), 1994, For On-Site Reference.
- Isler's Patient Guide to Medical Terminology: A Comprehensive Text for Translating the Confusing Language of Medicalese into Easy to Understand English. By Charlotte Isler. 3rd Edition (PMIC Publishers), 1995.
- 1995 Essential Guide to Prescription Drugs. By James W. Long, MD & James J. Rybacki, PharmD. For On-Site Reference.
- Taking Your Medications Safely: Hospital Tested Advice from Americas Leading Nurses (Springhouse Publishing), 512 pp, 1995. For On-Site Reference.
- The PDR Family Guide to Prescription Drugs (Medical Economics), 960 pp.
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Nutrition
- Child of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good Sense. By Ellen Satter.
- Pass the Calories: A Cookbook and Problem Solving Guide for People Who Need to Eat More. By Gail Farmer, MS, RD (American Dietetic Association).
- Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes: A Cookbook for Preschoolers and Up. By Molly Katzen.
- The Joy of Snacks: Good Nutrition for People Who Like to Snack. By Nancy Cooper.
- Total Nutrition: The Only Guide You Ever Need. Edited by Victor Herbert, MD & Genell J. Subak-Sharpe, MS (Mt. Sinai School of Medicine)
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Parenting and Family Dynamics
- American Academy of Pediatrics: Caring for your Adolescent 12-21. Edited by Donald Greydanus, MD (Bantam), 1991.
- Development From Birth to Late Adolescence. By Philadelphia Child Guidance Center.
- How to Parent Your Teenager: Understanding Your 8 to 12 Year-Old. By Mary M. Simon, MD.
- How to Talk So That Your Kids Will Listen and Listen So That Your Kids Will Talk. By Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish (Avon), 1982.
- Mom's House, Dad's House: Making Shared Custody Work. How Parents Can Make Two Homes for Their Children After Divorce. By Isolina Ricci, PhD.
- Mothering & Fathering: The Gender Differences in Child Rearing. A Step Toward Overcoming Conflict in Parenting. By Tine Thevenin (Avery Publishing Group), 288 pp.
- Pick Up Your Socks and Other Skills Growing Children Need. A Practical Guide to Raising Responsible Children. By Elizabeth Crary (Parenting Press), 112 pp.
- Putting on the Brakes: Young Peoples Guide to Understanding ADHD. By Patricia Quinn, MD & Judith Stern, MA (Parents of Children Ages 8-13).
- Sibling Rivalry: Brothers and Sisters at Odds. By Elaine Landau (Millbrook Press), 48 pp, Grades 4-6.
- SOS! Help for Parents. A Practical Guide for Handling Common Everyday Behavior Problems. By Lynn Clark, PhD.
- Solving Your Problems Together: Family Therapy for the Whole Family. By Jane Annunziata, PsyD & Phyllis Jacobson-Kram, LCSW (American Psychological Association), 37 pp, 1994.
- Stepfamily Realities: How to Overcome Difficulties and Have a Happy Family. By Margaret Newman (New Harbinger Press), 264 pp., 1994.
- Stop Treating Me Like a Kid: Everyday Parenting (10 to 13 yrs old). By Robin Goldstein.
- Teenage Healthcare. By Gail B. Slap, MD & Martha M. Jablow.
- The Parenting Challenge: Practical Answers to Child Rearing Questions. By Barbara Kay Polland (Tricycle Press).
- When Your Child Needs Help: A Parents Guide to Therapy for Children. By Norma Doft, PhD.
- Your Baby and Child: Birth to 5 Years. By Penelope Leach, 1994.
- Your Child's Emotional Health: The Essential Guide to Every Facet of a Child's Psychological and Mental Development from Birth to Later Adolescence. An A-Z Guide Originally Published as the Childcare Encyclopedia. By Penelope Leach, 1991.
- Your Hyperactive Child: A Parents Guide to Coping with ADHD. By Barbara Ingersoll.
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Books For Pre-School Children
- Body Detectives: A Book about the Five Senses. By Rita Goldman Gelman.
- Communication: Is telling and Listening. By Aliki.
- Everyone Poops. By Taro Gomi.
- Healthy Me: A Lift the Flap Book. Royston Series.
- Let's Learn about Magnificent Me. By Jeri A. Carroll, Preschool to 2nd Grade.
- Little Tree: A Story for Children with Serious Medical Problems. By Joyce C. Mills, PhD. Ages 4-8.
- Look Inside Your Body: A Poke and Look Learning Book. By Gina Ingoglia (Grosset & Dunlap Publishers)
- My First Book of the Body: With Lift-Up Flaps and a Pop-Up Too. By Chuck Murphy (Scholastic), Preschool.
- Outside In: A Lift the Flap Body Book. By Clare Smallman (Royston Series)
- See How You Grow: A Lift the Flap Body Book. By Dr. Patricia Pearce (Royston Series)
- The Gas We Pass. By Shinta Cho.
- The Lion Who Had Asthma. By Jonathan London.
- The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body. By Joanna Cole.
- The Senses: A Lift the Flap Book. Royston Series.
- Why Do People Eat. By Kate Needham (Usborne Starting Point Series)
- What's Inside You. By Susan Meredith (Usborne Starting Point Series)
- Why Am I Going to the Hospital? A Helpful Guide to a New Experience. By Claire Cilotta, Ages 4-7.
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Books For School-Age Children
- A Child's First Book about Play Therapy. By Marc A. Nemiroff, PhD & Jane Annunziata, PhD (American Psychological Association), 60 pp., 1990. Ages 4-7.
- Another Look at the Rainbow. Written by and for Children who have Siblings with a Life-Threatening Illness. Edited by Gloria Murray (Celestial Arts).
- Blood & Guts: Working Guide to Your Insides. By Linda Allison (Brown Paper School Series).
- Body Detectives: A Book about the Five Senses. By Rita Goldman Gelman.
- Breathe Easy: Young People's Guide to Asthma. By Jonathan H. Weiss, PhD (Brunner-Mazel Publishers), 1995.
- Communication: Is Telling and Listening. By Aliki
- Dealing with Feelings: A Creative Format for Self-Expression. By Joanne Richard & Marianne V. Standley.
- Everyone Poops. By Taro Gomi.
- Good for Me! All about Food in 32 Bites. By Marilyn Burns. (Brown Paper School Series)
- Keith Edward's Different Day: Different Is Just Different. By Karin m. Schwier (Impact Publishers), Ages 5-9.
- Kids Explore the Gifts of Children with Special Needs. By Westridge Young Writers Workshop.
- Let's Learn about Magnificent Me. By Jeri A. Carroll, Preschool to 2nd Grade.
- Little Tree: A Story for Children with Serious Medical Problems. By Joyce C. Mills, PhD. Ages 4-8.
- Liking Myself. By Pat Palmer, EdD (Impact Publishers), 80 pp., Ages 5-9.
- Only Human: Why We are the Way We are. By Neill Beer (Brown Paper School Series)
- Saying Goodbye to Daddy. By Judith Vigna.
- Sibling Rivalry: Brothers and Sisters at Odds. By Elaine Landau (Millbrook Press), 48 pp, Grades 4-6.
- The Edible Pyramid: Good Eating Every Day. By Loreen Leedy (Holiday House), Ages 4-7.
- The Gas We Pass. By Shinta Cho.
- The Human Body: Your Body and How it Works. By Ruth D. Bruin, MD & Bertel Bruin, MD (Random House).
- The Human Body for Every Kid: Easy Activities that Make Learning Science Fun. By Janice Vancleave.
- The Lion Who Had Asthma. By Jonathan London.
- The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body. By Joanna Cole.
- There is a Rainbow Behind Every Dark Cloud. Edited by Gerard G. Jampolsky (Celestial Arts). A Book about Overcoming Fear. Written and Drawn by 11 Kids Facing Life- Threatening Illnesses. Ages 7-13.
- Why Do People Eat. By Kate Needham (Usborne Starting Point Series)
- What's Inside You. By Susan Meredith (Usborne Starting Point Series)
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Books For Adolescents
- A Piece of Peace: Kids Share Their Lives Through Poetry, Art, and Photography. By Beth Krensky
- Another Look at the Rainbow. Written by and for children who have siblings with a life-threatening illness. Edited by Gloria Murray (Celestial Arts).
- Fighting Invisible Tigers: A Stress Management Guide for Teens. Revised 1995 edition by Earl Hipp (Free Spirit Publishing), 168 pp.
- Kids Explore the Gifts of Children with Special Needs. By Westridge Young Writers Workshop.
- Talk with Teens about Self and Stress. By Jean Sunde Peterson, PhD.
- Teen Esteem: A Self Directional Manual for Young Adults. By Pat Palmer, EdD (Impact Publishers), 128 pp.
- There is a Rainbow Behind Every Dark Cloud. Edited by Gerard G. Jampolsky (Celestial Arts). A Book about Overcoming Fear. Written and Drawn by 11 Kids Facing Life-Threatening Illnesses. Ages 7-13.
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