April 1, 2015
K-Gr 3-The exclamation marks in the titles denote the enthusiastic tone that marks this series. Each volume follows a child encountering different health and hygiene-related situations, such as flossing, bathing, and eating healthy. Colorful, captioned photos are juxtaposed with pages of well-flowing, accessible text. "Ask Questions!" boxes on the bottom of some pages encourage readers to explore the topics on their own. As well as promoting personal responsibility, the set stresses the importance of a parents' role in the health and well-being of their child (and also emphasizes that being healthy often means doing unpleasant but necessary things, like getting a shot). VERDICT A well-rounded series for general use that offers important information in an engaging, nondidactic way.
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April 1, 2015
Grades 2-4 In a slim, colorful volume, this 21st Century Junior Library/Your Healthy Body title offers a simple introduction to sleep and its importance to one's health. The content touches on sleep's physical and mental benefits, including better coordination, concentration, and mood; sleep-cycle stages; and ways to sleep better, including things that can disrupt it, like TV's lights and sounds. Spreads feature pages of brief text in well-spaced, larger font, facing stock photos with side-fact cutlinesalthough the images, often of kids sleeping, are more accompaniment than illustrative. Occasional interspersed reader-addressed queries, in smaller text, invite additional thought or provide ideas for research (with adult help) to discover, for example, the impact of exercising or eating sugary foods before bedtime. An accessible overview of sleep's basic elements.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2015, American Library Association.)