American Medical Association.American Medical Association Complete Guide to Your Children's Health. Random House, 1999. Includes symptom charts, a color atlas of the human body, a medical encyclopedia that offers detailed information on more than 300 childhood diseases and disorders, and more than 350 photographs and drawings.
Leach, Penelope.Your Baby & Child: From Birth to Age Five. Knopf, 1997. A respected British psychologist discusses physical growth and progress, along with children's psychosocial needs.
Nathanson, Laura, M.D.The Portable Pediatrician for Parents. HarperPerennial, 1994. Includes in-depth essays, month-by-month chapters on healthy children from birth to age five, and a glossary of medical terms.
Schor, Edward L., M.D., and others.Caring for Your School-Age Child: Ages 5 to 12. Rev. ed. Bantam, 1999. Detailed, authoritative information from the American Academy of Pediatrics on physical, emotional, and behavioral issues.
Shelov, Steven P., M.D., and others.Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5. Bantam, 1998. Provides a month-by-month and year-by-year parenting guide, tips on basic child care, and how to handle health problems and common medical emergencies. Part of a series by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Stoppard, Miriam, M.D.Complete Baby and Child Care. Dorling Kindersley, 1995. Includes advice on caring for young babies, older babies, toddlers, and preschool children and contains chapters on family life, health care, and children with special needs. Illustrated with charts, diagrams, and color photographs.