health

A guide to making good nutrition choices.

Explains how nutrition affects weight, how to determine what overweight is, how to change diet to affect weight, what healthy snacks are, and more.

"Spud isn't just a potato, he's a couch potato who loves to sit, sit, sit. Can anything get him up and moving?"--Back cover.

When Miss Fox realizes that her students do not have healthy habits, she teaches them that healthful living is fun and rewarding, which they find to be true on Field Day.

Get a Good Night's Sleep! focuses on sleeping habits while discussing steps children can take to practice healthy lifestyles. Readers are introduced to why a bedtime is important, the sleep cycle, and routines to follow in order to get a good night's sleep. Callouts prompt inquiry, further thinking, and close examination of photographs. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.

Practice Good Hygiene! focuses on hygiene skills while discussing steps children can take to practice healthy lifestyles. Readers are introduced to basic body care and why cleanliness is important. Body odor, bad breath, germs, and selfesteem are discussed. Callouts prompt inquiry, further thinking, and close examination of photographs. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.

Describes responsibilities that doctors have such as helping sick patients, making sure young patients are in good health, and administering medicine.

Explores ways in which individuals can read their body's signals to determine personal health.

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to healthy eating. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.