This 10-volume series of 64-page books dispels health myths with clearly presented facts. Color pictures on every page allow visual learners opportunities to see a virus or an antibody, to grasp the effects of diabetes both inside and outside the body, and to take a clear-eyed look at environmental hazards. These books will help kids understand not only illness, but also what they can do to stay as healthy as possible.

The January 2008 Child Health News reported that 55 percent of all children between 9 and 13 "worry almost all the time" about illness. They worry about AIDS and cancer, about allergies and the "super-germs" that resist medication. Too often, however, kids believe the myths perpetuated by urban legends, schoolyard folktales, and exaggerated movie plots.

This new series will set kids straight with the real facts, presented in a fun and lively manner.