Many years ago, doctors trained nurses to help them treat people. Today, nurses go to school to learn about medicine and about how to help people when they are sick. Nurses perform many of the same duties as doctors.

Going to the doctor today looks a lot different than it did in the past. In fact, the entire history of medicine is riddled with unusual, amazing, and sometimes strange facts. Learn about how people used inventions, treatments, and more to survive and thrive in everyday life.

This book introduces readers to the life of James Madison, the fourth president of the United States of America. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text aid comprehension for early readers.

Doctors help people stay healthy. When people get sick, doctors help them get well again. Today, doctors use many complex instruments to treat people. Long ago, doctors had few instruments and did not know as many ways to help people get well.

What is an EMT and what does he do? Emerging readers will learn all about this important job in this easy-to-read book. Crisp color photographs enhance the simple text.

Do your readers know what a veterinarian does? Author Aaron R. Murray explores this fun job. Full-page color photographs accompany the simple text.

Kids can tag along to the fire station with Elmo and other Sesame Street friends! They'll learn about firefighters' gear, fire trucks, and how to make a fire safety plan with their families. About the Sesame Street ® Field Trips series: Discover some of the amazing places in our communities—from the post office to the zoo—with the help of friends from Sesame Street. Hands-on back-matter activities help children engage with what they've read.

Describes how to handle such common emergency as minor wounds, animal bites and stings, injuries to muscles, bones, joints, the face, allergic reactions, heat and cold problems, and poisonous plants.

Learn the history of medieval disease and how medical treatments were worse than the disease.

Wherever adventure takes you, take this book! Survival Handbook: An Essential Companion to the Great Outdoors includes crucial tips on exactly what you need to know to survive even the most unexpected circumstances. Also included are useful items to help you survive in the wild: reflective stickers, a foldable cup, a reflective sheet, and even a removable string binding! This illustrated guide shows you how to make a shelter, build a fire, locate clean water, forage for food, avoid deadly animals, protect yourself from bad weather, and find your way back home safely afterward. Whether you're lost, hungry, burned, or buried, knowing essential emergency survival skills could literally mean the difference between life and death. Don't go into the wild without this book!