Hewitt, Sally

Explores the nutrients, preparation, and storage of dairy products such as milk, cheese, and yogurt, and includes a food chart.

Explains why meat and fish are nutritious, describes farming, and discusses how to eat, buy, store, and cook meat and fish.

Explains why grains and cereals are nutritious, describes where they come from, and discusses how to eat, buy, store, and cook them.

An introduction to the respiratory system, looking at the role of the heart, veins and arteries, blood, and lungs in the process of breathing, and including activities and a glossary.

An introduction to the digestive system, looking at the role of food, the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, liver and blood, and large intestine in the digestion process, and including activities and a glossary.

An introduction to the brain and its many functions within the human body, including how it helps us breathe, move, sense, learn, and remember.

An introduction to space, describing the Earth, moon and sun, the solar system and its planets, stars, galaxies, meteors, and comets, discussing space travel, and offering tips on how tolook at objects in the night sky. Includes a related fiction story.

Contains case studies that provide various perspectives on how different children dealt with issues of racism, and includes checklists of what to do or where to go for help, and resources for more information.

Explains why fruits are nutritious, describes where fruit comes from and how it is grown, and discusses how to eat, buy, store, and cook fruit.