Healthy Me!

Young children have the innate ability to listen to their bodies hunger and fullness cues. While it's often up to caregivers to supply a well-balanced diet, those of reading age are able to learn about making good choices for what they need. In this book, fruits, vegetables, grains, and even fun foods all have a place. Relatable examples written in low-ATOS text model to readers a good relationship with food and what different foods do for our bodies.

Adults know that daily movement is good for their body, but children have the need to move even without this direct knowledge! They wiggle; they jump; they run. In short, their exercise is play! This volume celebrates the joyful movement of emerging readers, from playing tag to playing catch with a furry friend. The examples are familiar and easy for readers to relate to and encourages different kinds of play. Full-color photographs correlate with low-ATOS to increase comprehension.

Teaching young children to brush their teeth can be a battle. But, it's one that really pays off! A clean bill of health from the dentist is truly something to celebrate. In this book, readers see what a dentist appointment might be like for both a well child and one with a toothache. The low-ATOS text also includes dental tools and explains why one uses a toothbrush. Close text-to-image correlation helps emerging readers read with little help.

Sleep is one of the most important parts of a healthy lifestyle. And many people don't get enough of it! This book emphasizes the growth that occurs during sleep, encouraging young readers to look forward to sleep so they can be a big kid. Naps and taking breaks are also explained to be part of needed rest, particularly after a long morning playing or a sports game. Low-ATOS text is achievable for emerging readers and complemented by full-color photographs to aid in comprehension.

Visiting the doctor is a healthy habit many children are familiar with doing each year, or even more often. Both well checkups and sick visits are an important part of taking care of our bodies. In this book, low-ATOS text explains both kinds of visits in achievable text for emerging readers using relatable examples. Full-color photographs correlate directly with the text aiding in comprehension and increasing familiarity with what happens when children visit the doctor.

Many children are used to taking a bath a few times a week or even every night. It's important to keep your body clean! But, perhaps more importantly to being healthy, is learning to wash your hands after using the bathroom, going outside, or before eating. In this colorful volume, readers are reminded of all the ways they can stay clean. Relatable examples written in low-ATOS text model these habits for emerging readers and directly correlate to full-color photographs.