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Synopsis
How do minerals collect in ancient bones? Why are fish fossils sometimes found on land? How can some feathers be preserved for millions of years? This series explores the causes and effects that shape our world. From the underwater volcanoes that sprout into islands, to the rushing waterfalls that spark electric currents, this series demonstrates how both natural and man-made phenomena occur.
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About the Author
Dr. Melissa Stewart is founder and Executive Director of the Organization of Patient Educators. Using her patient-centered Medagogy approach the conceptual framework discussed in Practical Patient Literacy she has effectively taught health care professionals how to improve their education and communication techniques.
Dr. Stewart is on the faculty at Our Lady of Lake College, and also serves as Director of Education at eQHealth Solutions, the Medicare Quality Organization for Louisiana. She received her Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, and completed her Masters in Education at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She is a Registered Nurse and Certified Patient Educator.
In 2010, Dr. Stewart authored a resolution making health literacy a major initiative for the American Nurses Association. Dr. Stewart s patient literacy work and her UPP tool were used in a Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) pilot program administered by eQHealth. That project resulted in special recognition from the CMS for its leadership role in Care Transitions.
Review
This is an informative text that clearly explains the nature of fossils and their importance to scientists interested in reconstructing life in the distant past. With the aid of a number of excellent illustrations and photographs, Melissa Stewart describe --NSS News
Reluctant readers in the upper elementary grades should be shown this terrific series which captures students attention with intriguing questions and bright, vivid photographs. Each chapter is covered in a double-paged spread with multi-colored backgroun --Library Media Connection
How Does a Bone Become a Fossil? is part of an interesting, low-cost series of paperbacks that answer key topical questions in the Earth sciences; the text, photos, and graphical elements will attract readers. Students in grades two through five will enjo --NSTA Recommends
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- PublisherHeinemann/Raintree
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1410934535
- ISBN 13 9781410934536
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages32
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