Under Pressure: The Science of Stress by Tanya Lloyd Kyi and Marie-Eve Tremblay
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Description
Adolescents are no strangers to stress. Here's a book just for them that explores the science behind that sweaty, heart-racing, under-pressure feeling they sometimes get as they struggle to navigate their changing world.
This fact-filled, but fun exploration of stress covers the fight-or-flight reaction to sudden danger, how people cope with chronic stress, how trauma can affect the brain, the ways athletes put pressure to work and the surprising treatments scientists have found for stress in everyday life. By examining how pressure affects the human body and different ways to manage it, this book allows middle-graders to get a handle on what normal stress is and isn't – and how to deal with it either way. Because knowing the facts can make all the difference.
With experts increasingly embracing mindfulness techniques and stress-reduction programs for children, this book is an ideal tool for parents, teachers and students to learn the science behind it all. The book is divided into chapters and sections that break the information into easily readable chunks, with sidebars and factoids throughout. The text contains loads of stories and examples, along with simple and often humorous illustrations by Marie-Eve Tremblay, which make learning about stress an enjoyable and interesting experience.
AGES: 11 to 14
76 pp. hardcover
22.9 x 1.27 x 17.8cm
Published December 2019 by Kids Can Press
