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Fitness for Fun!

By Dana Meachen Rau

This compact book is chock full of fitness facts, rewards of exercise, and five fun activities that will motivate couch potatoes of all ages. Photographs of runners, jumpers, swimmers, and dancers demonstrate that no matter where one’s current fitness level lies, we can all benefit from activity. Includes glossary, trivia, and timeline of important athletic milestones. Hardcover, 48 pages. Ages 4 and up.

Fitness for Fun! CS-0319......$19.98

In this book a young girl gives a realistic description of her life with diabetes from what it was like to learn she had the disease at age 2 to some of the ways she and her family have adjusted to it. Children who have recently been diagnosed with diabetes will take comfort in knowing what to expect and that they are not alone. Softcover, 24 pages. Ages 4-8.

Even Little Kids Get Diabetes AW-1595......$6.95

The Princess and the Peanut Allergy

By Wendy McClure

Regina has the perfect birthday party all set, with a princess theme and castle cake, nothing can go wrong. All is going to plan until Paula, Regina’s best friend, tells her that she can’t have castle cake, not even a slice, due to her peanut allergy. Bright watercolor illustrations balance informative text about food allergies, how to adapt, and concludes with a note from a pediatric allergist. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

The Princess and the Peanut Allergy AW-6237......$16.99

Wash Your Hands!

By Tony Ross

Little Princess can’t escape the constant request to wash her hands after playing in the dirt, using the potty, and sneezing! Through energetic illustrations and easy to read text, the Maid explains the threat of germs and nasties that can contaminate foods if not washed away, motivating the Little Princess to wash her hands one more time. Softcover, 24 pages. Ages 4-8.

Wash Your Hands! EDC-5036......$4.99

Too Fat? Too Thin?: The Healthy Eating Handbook

By Crabtree Publishing

Help preteens develop a healthy body image with this “honest, no-nonsense and airbrush-free guide to staying sane in a body-conscious world.” This great guide helps kids see through the unrealistic expectations set by the media and answers the real questions kids have about their bodies and how to keep them healthy.  Softcover, 48 pages. Ages 9-12.

Too Fat? Too Thin?: The Healthy Eating Handbook CT-4054......$9.95

What's a healthy diet? How can I get stronger? What if I hate sports? This guide answers questions kids have about fitness in a straightforward, conversational way that preteens will find both accessible and appealing. Covers the benefits of staying fit, the importance of a healthy diet, and much more plus provides countless fitness options beyond the obvious. Softcover, 48 pages. Ages 8-12.

Why Should I Bother to Keep Fit? EDC-1165......$6.99

Green Start: The Five Senses

By Leslie Bockol

With simple rhyming text, this book introduces children to the five senses through the beauty of nature. Includes a parent page with eco-friendly tips to keep nature beautiful. Made from 98% recycled materials. Board, 20 pages. Ages 4-8.

Green Start: The Five Senses HT-8128......$6.99

How to Be Healthy! Series

By Amanda Doering Tourville

These simple books introduce early readers to healthy habits using situations they encounter every day. Ethnically diverse children act as role models showing how simple it is to develop good habits and make healthy choices. For example, Juana and Maria take the stairs instead of the elevator, Kara asks for water or juice instead of soda, and Alan asks for a new toothbrush when the bristles of his toothbrush are bent. Smaller text boxes provide additional facts and tips that are right on target for this age group. Each book includes an index and listing of resources to learn more. Library Binding, 24 pages. Ages 4-8.

How to Be Healthy! Series Brush, Floss, and Rinse CS-8054......$19.49 Get Up and Go CS-8115......$19.49 Fuel the Body CS-8146......$19.49

Health Zone Series

By Matt Doeden, Sandy Donovan, Sara Nelson

This fun series covers a wide range of topics from nutrition and physical health to stress and personal safety in a way that is accessible and highly relevant to preteens. Readers are immediately drawn in with an engaging account of a child in a situation to which many adolescents will relate. Information is presented clearly and in easy to digest chunks and the format is colorful and visually interesting with plenty of photos and drawings. Includes quiz, activity, glossary, selected bibliography, index, and list of additional sources of information. A great addition to any classroom or library. Softcover, 64 pages. Ages 9-12.

Health Zone Series Keep Your Cool! LB-8086......$8.95 Eat Right! LB-8048......$8.95 Stay Fit! LB-8062......$8.95 Stay Safe! LB-8055......$8.95 Stay Clear! LB-8079......$8.95

Busy bodies bounce up and down. They catch and throw, pedal, paddle, and roller-skate too. When you get busy, what do you do? Your body is built to move! This action-packed guide to fitness explains how your bones, muscles, heart and lungs work to keep you moving and what you need to do to keep going strong. With just the right combination of information and inspiration, Lizzy Rockwell celebrates the amazing human body and a life on the go. What's your favorite way to get busy? Hardcover, 40 pages Ages 4-8.

The Busy Body Book: A Kid's Guide to Fitness Hardcover RH-2032......$15.95 Softcover RH-2032S......$6.99