21st Century Junior Library: Your Healthy Body

Exercise! focuses on physical activity while discussing steps children can take to practice healthy lifestyles. Readers are introduced to facts about keeping your heart healthy and muscles strong and how they related to endurance, flexibility, and coordination. 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.

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.|Author/Illustrator biography|Glossary of key words|Index|Informative sidebars|Reviewed|Sources for further research|Table of contents|Establishing healthy habits is crucial for children as they grow, learn, and experience life. Using language and examples meaningful to young readers, the Your Healthy Body series explains the importance of being healthy. Call-outs encourage inquiry by prompting readers to ask questions and make a guess about the information presented. Readers are also asked, for example, to glean information from a photograph, create a chart, and think about the information presented. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.

Visit the Dentist! focuses on dentist visits while discussing steps children can take to practice healthy lifestyles. Readers are introduced to what may happen during a typical dental exam and specifics about the job of a dentist. 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.

Eat a Balanced Diet! focuses on nutrition while discussing steps children can take to practice healthy lifestyles. Food groups and food selection is presented through engaging text and full-color photographs. 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.|Author/Illustrator biography|Glossary of key words|Index|Informative sidebars|Sources for further research|Table of contents|Establishing healthy habits is crucial for children as they grow, learn, and experience life. Using language and examples meaningful to young readers, the Your Healthy Body series explains the importance of being healthy. Call-outs encourage inquiry by prompting readers to ask questions and make a guess about the information presented. Readers are also asked, for example, to glean information from a photograph, create a chart, and think about the information presented. 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 self-esteem 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.

Visit the Doctor! focuses on doctor visits while discussing steps children can take to practice healthy lifestyles. Readers are introduced to what may happen during a typical medical exam and specifics about the job of a doctor. 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.|Author/Illustrator biography|Glossary of key words|Index|Informative sidebars|Sources for further research|Table of contents|Establishing healthy habits is crucial for children as they grow, learn, and experience life. Using language and examples meaningful to young readers, the Your Healthy Body series explains the importance of being healthy. Call-outs encourage inquiry by prompting readers to ask questions and make a guess about the information presented. Readers are also asked, for example, to glean information from a photograph, create a chart, and think about the information presented. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.