A-Z family guide to sickle cell disorder / by Cecilia Shoetan & Lawal K. Olalekan.

"The A-Z family guide book was designed to educate families, carers and young children living with sickle cell disorder. Each letter of the alphabet illustrates something, such as an act or object for parents, carers or siblings to teach the child what he or she needs to know to keep well. At the same time, it encourages the child to learn the alphabet which makes learning easier and interesting. The book features a family of four: Mum, Dad and two children. Both parents are carriers of the sickle cell gene or "trait" AS. Therefore with a 1:4 chance of a child inheriting the full blown disorder, Ade (age nine) was born with sickle cell anaemia "HbSS". Esi (age ten) was born with the usual haemoglobin genes "HbAA" so has no sickle cell."--From back cover.