Persson Sheryl (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Need a program that helps you organise your child's time? Need an easy-to-use program that helps motivate your child? Then look no further. we have the ideal guide for your child! Excel Revise in a Month - Year 3 NAPLAN*-style Writing tests includes: Includes an introduction to the actual tests. Covers the essential writing skills needed for Year 3 students to excel in the NAPLAN Writing test. Provides a balanced five-day-a-week program that helps you direct your child to exactly what writing skills to revise each day. Provides plenty of varied writing exercises and four sample test papers; Includes a two-week day-by-day program focusing on improving grammar and punctuation skills. CHAPTERS:Week 1 Grammar and punctuation Week 2 Grammar and punctuation Week 3 Writing Week 4 Writing - Includes two Sample Narrative Tests; Check Your Answers; Support your child with complementary Online Practice Tests for Year 3 from Excel Test Zone, Australia's number one online practice site! Your child will become familiar with the NAPLAN Online format with hundreds of questions to practise and detailed answers and explanations for every question! Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

paperback. Condition: Good. 1st ed. Corners are slightly bent. Used - Good.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 344 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 352 pages. Near Fine: minor shelf wearSince ancient times the search for cures for the great scourges that have afflic ted humankind has been an ongoing quest, but it is only within the last 200 year s that major breakthroughs have occurred and the development of modern medicine has accelerated. The stories behind these miraculous cures are those of intense rivalries and jealousies, bitter public humiliation, unswerving dedication, subt erfuge, and great personal struggles.Often these medical advances have truly cha nged the world. When Edward Jenner developed the concept of vaccination, and wit h it the cure for smallpox, he found a way to defeat a disease that had affected half a billion people -- more than all those affected by wars and other epidemi cs combined. And while the Black Death still lingers in pockets around the world , it no longer threatens to destroy entire civilisations as it once did.SMALLPOX , SYPHILIS AND SALVATION uncovers the compelling stories of the men and women, i nnovations and accidents that have led to diseases from polio to syphilis, dipht heria to diabetes, tetanus to leukaemia no longer being the death sentences they once were. It also sounds a note of warning -- for some of these diseases are f ighting back. It is estimated that tuberculosis now claims one life every fiftee n seconds, while new 'superbugs' are resistant to penicillin and other antibioti cs. Diseases may once again threaten to crush the world's population, either in the form of biological warfare or simply because they want to survive as much as we do .…

Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. 344 pp. Sheryl Persson reports on the compelling stories of the men and women, innovations and accidents, that lead to conquering many serious medical problems and diseases. Since ancient times the search for cures for the great scourges that have afflicted humankind has been an ongoing quest, but it is only in the last 200 years that major breakthroughs have occurred to provide 'miracle' cures. The stories behind these miraculous curesThere are separate chapters on vaccination (Edward Jenner), germ theory (Louis Pasteur), tuberculosis, the Black Death, diphtheria and tetanus (Behring's blood serum therapy), chemotherapy, insulin, penicillin, polio (Jonas Salk, Albert Sabin), and childhood leukaemia.…

First Edition. Pp. viii+344, pictorial headpieces, glossary, notes, bibliography, index; small med. 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers; Exisle Publishing, Wollombi, N.S.W., 2009. First edition.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Need a program that helps you organise your child's time? Need an easy-to-use program that helps motivate your child? Then look no further. we have the ideal guide for your child! Excel Revise in a Month - Year 3 NAPLAN*-style Writing tests includes: Includes an introduction to the actual tests. Covers the essential writing skills needed for Year 3 students to excel in the NAPLAN Writing test. Provides a balanced five-day-a-week program that helps you direct your child to exactly what writing skills to revise each day. Provides plenty of varied writing exercises and four sample test papers; Includes a two-week day-by-day program focusing on improving grammar and punctuation skills. CHAPTERS:Week 1 Grammar and punctuation Week 2 Grammar and punctuation Week 3 Writing Week 4 Writing - Includes two Sample Narrative Tests; Check Your Answers; Support your child with complementary Online Practice Tests for Year 3 from Excel Test Zone, Australia's number one online practice site! Your child will become familiar with the NAPLAN Online format with hundreds of questions to practise and detailed answers and explanations for every question! Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Need a program that helps you organise your child's time? Need an easy-to-use program that helps motivate your child? Then look no further. we have the ideal guide for your child! Excel Revise in a Month - Year 3 NAPLAN*-style Writing tests includes: Includes an introduction to the actual tests. Covers the essential writing skills needed for Year 3 students to excel in the NAPLAN Writing test. Provides a balanced five-day-a-week program that helps you direct your child to exactly what writing skills to revise each day. Provides plenty of varied writing exercises and four sample test papers; Includes a two-week day-by-day program focusing on improving grammar and punctuation skills. CHAPTERS:Week 1 Grammar and punctuation Week 2 Grammar and punctuation Week 3 Writing Week 4 Writing - Includes two Sample Narrative Tests; Check Your Answers; Support your child with complementary Online Practice Tests for Year 3 from Excel Test Zone, Australia's number one online practice site! Your child will become familiar with the NAPLAN Online format with hundreds of questions to practise and detailed answers and explanations for every question! Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. large print 16 pt edition. 124 pages. 9.84x7.72x0.31 inches. This item is printed on demand.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. large print edition. 580 pages. 10.00x7.75x1.31 inches. This item is printed on demand.