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"What if you woke up one morning and your eyes weren't yours? What If You Had Animal Eyes?--the next imaginative book in the What If You Had series--explores what would happen if you looked in the mirror and saw an pair of animal eyes instead of your own!From the chameleon's eyes that can point in different directions, to the colossal squid's eyes that shine in the dark, discover what it would be like if you had these special eyes--and find out why...
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"This book takes a deep dive into the origins of the evil eye, from ancient Egyptian practices to those found in ancient Greece and Rome. Most people are unaware that the world's major monotheistic religions are replete with references to the evil eye. What did Jesus say about it in his Sermon on the Mount? The prophet Muhammad warned against the dangers of the eye, but what remedy did he provide to offset misfortune? Why and how does the evil eye...
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Although Hector Fitzbaudly has always lived a plush life on the posh side of the River Foedus, he's yearned to slip away from his comfortable home and see the seedy side of Urbs Umida. Unfortunately, he gets his chance when a blackmail artist confronts his father with a terrible secret from his past, and Hector finds himself penniless and on the streets. He is determined to get his revenge against the man responsible, who has been a pauper, a gentleman,...
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If you'd like to improve your vision and reduce or eliminate your need for glasses or contacts, perhaps you're considering LASIK. This procedure has become one of the most popular vision correction surgeries in the nation with 9 million Americans undergoing LASIK procedures annually. But, before you entrust your eyes to a surgeon, make sure you become an informed consumer. In LASIK-A Guide to Laser Vision Correction, three ophthalmologists, who together...
8) Animal eyes
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Explores the world of animal eyes, explaning how eyes work, why different animals have different types of eyes, and what each animal specifically uses them for.
9) I cry
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"Offers answers to questions about those salty tears. Explanations and appealing photos encourage readers to continue their quest for knowledge. Text features, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words."--
11) I need glasses
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Answers questions about glasses, including how they protect eyes, how optometrists measure vision, and why some people need glasses.
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More than 180 million Americans have a problem with their vision. Most believe there's not much they can do on their own to change how much (or how little) they see. Now there is hope. In the past decade, an overwhelming number of clinical studies have shown that eating specific nutrients can help maintain vision well into old age, alleviate eye conditions, and even reverse the progress of diseases. In this book, top ophthalmologist Dr. Neal Adams...
13) Seeing
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"This photo-illustrated book for young readers describes how seeing works and what we learn about our surroundings through our sense of sight"--
14) Eyes
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"Eyes introduces emergent readers to unique and different-colored animal eyes while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once"--
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Alzheimer's can be predicted through the eye?
Sleep apnea can cause blindness?
Computers and texting are creating an epidemic of nearsightedness?
Retina chips and stem cell therapy offer promise for macular degeneration patients?
Your prescription drugs can give you cataracts. . .or glaucoma?
Alternative therapies have created new vistas for hope in eye care. In this breakthrough guide--newly revised and updated--ophthalmologist Dr. Robert Abel...
16) Eyes
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Describes the function of the eyes, the different parts of an eye, and why some people need corrective lenses to see properly.
17) Getting glasses
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"Four-eyes! Nerd! These are just some of the mean things people say to kids with glasses. But did you know some of the smartest people to ever have lived all wore glasses? Glasses help many people read better and see far-away things better. Glasses can be a secret tool to being cool"--
19) Eyes
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Little ones will love guessing which animals the close-up photographs of eyes belong to, in this board book that includes a veiled chameleon, jumping spider, dragonfly and more.
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