Burstein, John

Shantelle learns about healthy eating, exercise, and beauty as she tries to become a model. Includes tips from Slim Goodbody.

Slim Goodbody helps his friend Alexis teach other students about the importance of making good food decisions and encourage them to pick healthy snacks.

Slim Goodbody helps his friends Nick and Evan learn how to make smart decisions about their diets as they work in a local fast food restaurant.

Helps students understand the importance of tolerance toward those with different opinions, perspectives, and beliefs.

Presents a discussion of the benefits of vegetables, covering how to grow one's own in a garden at home, health benefits for growing children, and how many servings are needed each day.

Describes the changes that take place as a human grows from egg to old age and compares the developments that occur in different animals.

Helps students understand and learn the steps they should follow in order to make wise decisions.

Helps students learn to become better communicators by paying attention, making eye contact, asking questions, and giving feedback.

Explains ways to make friends; describes healthy friendships and how to apologize; discusses why some friendships end; and includes a glossary and a list of resources.

Combines explanatory text, illustrations, photographs, and activities to provide an overview of the muscular and skeletal systems and how they work.