Saving eyesight : adventures of Seva around the world
Pruessen, Linda2015
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Place reservation for Saving eyesight : adventures of Seva around the worldThis title for school students chronicles the efforts of Seva, an international development agency and its mission to restore sight and prevent blindness in the developing world. Young readers will learn about how the eye works, how eye problems can be corrected, and much more. Discover some of the true stories of those who have discovered sight through surgery after living in blindness for many years.
Main title:
Saving eyesight : adventures of Seva around the world / by Linda Pruessen.
Author:
Imprint:
Buffalo, New York : Firefly Books, 2015.
Collation:
64 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm.
Notes:
includes index.
Audience:
Interest grade level: Upper primary.; Secondary.
Contents:
Introduction -- The amazing eye: Anatomy of the eye -- Eye facts and figures -- Eye care through the years -- A visit to the eye doctor -- When things go wrong -- Who is blind? Poverty and blindness -- When children can't see -- Women and business -- A helping hand: Eyes on the world -- India -- Nepal -- Tibet -- Cambodia -- Tanzania -- Madagascar -- Burundi -- Malawi -- Guatemala -- Egypt Get involved: How to help -- Glossary -- About Seva -- Photo credits.
ISBN:
9781770856158 (paperback)
Dewey class:
617.71
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
357024
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