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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Traces the efforts of Dr. Paul Farmer to transform healthcare on a global scale, documenting his visits to some of the world's most impoverished regions and the unconventional methods that enabled him to improve and save lives.
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"This nonfiction book for teen readers is a guide to understanding mental health and coping with mental illness, trauma and recovery. It features real-life stories of resilient teens and highlights innovative approaches to mental-health challenges."--
Mental health is a complex issue. It affects everything that we do, but can be hard to talk about. Siebert shines a light on the troubled history of thinking about and treating mental illness. She tells...
Author
Publisher
Flowerpot Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"This fully illustrated picture book explores the science behind basic health habits including hand washing, appropriate ways to cough and sneeze, how medicines work, and the importance of a healthy diet and exercise through diagrams, photos, and informative and engaging text."-- provided by publisher..
10) Comer bien
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
Español
Description
"El comer bien ayuda a tu cuerpo a crecer fuerte y vivir por muchos años. Lee este libro para aprender como escoger comidas saludables."--P. [4] of cover.
Read this book to learn about how healthy foods make your body strong and help it last for years and years.
Author
Publisher
Fidelis Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Making a Magnificent You! helps parents teach their kids about the importance of eating fruits and vegetables. Children will learn that fruits and vegetables are vital to making them healthy, strong, and more disease immune as they grow. Colorful art and interactive rhyming text introduce fun facts and healthy recipes using the fruit and vegetable characters."--
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A picture book answering the questions young children ask Shane Burcaw about his wheelchair and life with Spinal Muscular Atrophy with equal parts optimism, humor, and empathy.
14) Sun in my tummy
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In simple but expressive free verse, a mother describes to her young daughter how the sun's light becomes the energy in her body through the oats, blueberries, and milk in her home-cooked breakfast. Includes an Author's Note with more age-appropriate detail about photosynthesis."--
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Do you love dolphins and the ocean? Then you could be a marine biologist, an aquatic veterinarian, or an underwater filmmaker! Learn about these careers and more in this book that includes a glossary and backmatter section of even more cool jobs for kids who like dolphins and other marine life!
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book reviews what a pandemic is and why it's causing students to learn from home. It also explains the ways distance learning is accomplished and the positive outcomes of learning from home, even if being away from friends and teachers is difficult. Photos and images, glossary terms, and an index are also provided.
19) Shipwreck reefs
Author
Series
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"When ships sink to the ocean floor, the ocean transforms them into artificial reefs. This new life begins with the growth of coral polyps and the arrival of small plankton, followed by schools of fish and hungry predators, until the ship is home to hundreds of sea creatures. It's a magical transformation from relic to reef that helps bring life back to struggling ocean ecosystems"--
Author
Publisher
Heinemann Library, an imprint of Capstone Global Library, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Read Going to the Doctor to learn how medicine has changed over time! Photographs and clear text compare and contrast modern and historical hospitals in a child-friendly format, making this a great tool for discussing how life has changed over the years."-- provided by publisher.
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