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Healthy Habits for Kids
Description: COVID-19 can be scary for kids. These books help teach young children about germs, hygiene, and getting sick. #kids
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Bear Feels Sick
by Karma WilsonAlone in his cave as the autumn wind blows, Bear feels achy with a stuffed-up nose. BOOKS IN THIS SERIES: Bear Feels Sick, Bear Snores On, Bear Stays Up for Christmas, Bear Wants More, Bear's New Friend.
Coronavirus A Book for Children
by Elizabeth Jenner and Kate Wilson and Nia RobertsThis book explains the corona virus to the children, provides an overview and helps them understand the prevalent situation.
The Fantastic Body
by Howard BennettThe Fantastic Body is the ultimate kids’ reference guide to the human body! Jam-packed with fun facts, cool diagrams, and gross stories, and written by a successful, practicing pediatrician, this go-to guide will captivate curious readers for hours on end. Kids will take their learning beyond reading the book with DIY projects that demonstrate different bodily functions and tips for making their regular checkups less scary. Through humor, science, and engaging illustrations, this fun and comprehensive reference book is perfect for kids who want to know more about the mysterious stuff going on inside their bodies.
I Wish I Was Sick, Too!
by Aliki and Franz BrandenbergA sweet tale about kindness, jealousy, and fairness perfect for reading when a child is sick or well.Edward is sick and Elizabeth is well, and nothing could be more unfair! Edward gets to stay in bed and everyone treats him like a prince. Elizabeth has to get out of bed, get dressed, go to school, come home and do chores, finish her homework and practice the piano. "I wish I was sick too!" Elizabeth complains, and soon, to her dawning dismay, her wish is granted. Jealousy and kindness, fairness and responsibility, the passionate complaints and pleasures of childhood are well represented here by a close-knit and surprisingly intellectual cat family, drawn with good humor and sympathy by the illustrator-author couple, Aliki and Franz Brandenberg. The perfect book to read when you're sick, or when you're well and wish you were sick too.
Keeping Clean
by Louise SpilsburyThis series introduces the topices of exercise, nutrition, rules for basic safety, the dangers of household products in the home, personal hygiene, common illnesses and disease and making and maintaining healthy relationships. Simple sentence construction and low level words to make the message as simple as possible for 6 to 8 year olds.
The Magic School Bus
by Beth NadlerRalphie's sick and can't host the Frizzle News Network TV show on health--until Ms. Frizzle and the gang travel inside his bloodstream to learn how the human body fights germs.
Protecting Your Body
by Christie MarloweEach day, dangerous germs surround us. At home, many of the products we use to keep our houses clean and our bodies healthy can also be poisonous and very dangerous. The wrong pill, medicine, or household cleaner can cause major health problems. Whether from diseases, germs, or poisons, keeping your body safe from harm means knowing the dangers that are around you.
Rosie Feels Sick
by Michèle DufresneRosie goes to the vet in this Readers' Theatre title that includes a story, the same story rewritten as a play, and a short nonfiction piece at the end.
Sid the Science Kid
by Jennifer FrantzSid's dad has a cold. He is sneezing. His nose is runny. But how come Sid has to keep washing his hands, if his dad is the one who's sick?