The Portable Pediatrician: A Practicing Pediatrician's Guide to Your Child's Growth, Development, Health and Behavior, from Birth to Age Five
Worth buying if: You want a straightforward explanation or story.
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Summary
This edition of The Portable Pediatrician: A Practicing Pediatrician's Guide to Your Child's Growth, Development, Health and Behavior, from Birth to Age Five by Laura Walther Nathanson is a reference book you can return to when you need an answer. This edition is listed as 2002 • Harper Resource • 688 pages.
Why this book now
Makes the most sense if you are after something you can consult, sample, and return to instead of reading straight through once.
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Good fit if you want...
- You want a straightforward explanation or story.
- You are looking for a book you can read without much background.
- If you appreciate intimate first-person, the author plays with form to mirror the book’s themes, breaking up expectations in rewarding ways.
- You are looking for a different kind of book altogether.
- You want a reference book rather than a regular read.
- If you do not enjoy long family sagas, the narrator’s credibility is intentionally shaky throughout the book.
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Exact edition: Paperback · ISBN-13 9780060938475
Worth buying if: You want a straightforward explanation or story.
Skip it if: You are looking for a different kind of book altogether.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Steady Needs some room
Low commitment. Best treated as a dip-in book you consult in short bursts.
What stands out here
This book is meant to be used more than once, either for practice or to look up an answer.
Best way to approach it
Read the sections you need. You do not have to start at the beginning or read every page in order.
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Paperback: ISBN-13 9780060938475
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