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1) Get Rest
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Getting rest is one component of a healthy lifestyle. In this book, engaging text pairs with striking photos to introduce readers to topics such as sleep stages, dreams, sleep problems, and the importance of sleep. Readers will learn how much sleep they need, as well as ways to promote good sleep, including exercising daily, following a bedtime routine, and avoiding large meals, sugar, and caffeine before bedtime. Get Rest will inspire students to...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Managing feelings is one component of a healthy lifestyle. In this book, engaging text pairs with striking photos to explore emotions such as anger, sadness, and fear, including the fight-or-flight response. Readers will learn what causes feelings, including how their brain and body work together to act on emotions, and how to manage and express feelings. Manage Feelings will inspire students to make smart choices to keep them healthy throughout their...
3) Be Safe
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Being safe is one component of a healthy lifestyle. In this book, engaging text pairs with striking photos to introduce readers to safety topics including kitchen safety, stranger safety, bullying and cyberbullying, and safety during natural disasters or emergencies. Readers will learn that being aware and knowing how to protect themselves promotes personal safety at home, in public, at school, and on the Internet. Also discussed are first aid, dialing...
4) Stay Fit
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Staying fit is one component of a healthy lifestyle. In this book, engaging text pairs with striking photos to teach readers how exercise improves heart and lung function, strengthens muscles and bones, increases flexibility, prevents sickness, and helps maintain a healthy body weight. Readers will learn what aerobic exercise is, how much is recommended for them, and how to measure their heart rate. Also discussed are the importance of stretching...
5) Keep clean
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A guide to keeping clean, covering healthy living, cleaning up, hands, teeth, clothes, brain food, and more.
6) Eat well
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A guide to eating well, covering nutrients and reading food labels.
7) Dancing
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English
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Readers will discover how dancing promotes fitness and health in this informative title. Engaging text, full-color photos, and supplemental diagrams introduce them to dancing as an aerobic and muscle-strengthening exercise. Readers will become familiar with different styles of dancing and the necessary gear. Warming up, cooling down, and stretching are discussed, as well as safety, nutrition, and goal setting. A table of contents, fun facts, a Q&A...
8) Yoga
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Readers will discover how yoga promotes fitness and health in this informative title. Engaging text, full-color photos, and a supplemental diagram introduce them to the health benefits of yoga, such as improving flexibility, muscular strength, and balance, as well as helping calm the mind and ease stress. Readers will become familiar with different types of yoga, common poses, necessary gear, and safety. Nutrition and goal setting are also discussed,...
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Readers will discover how skateboarding promotes fitness and health in this informative title. Engaging text, full-color photos, and supplemental diagrams introduce them to skateboarding as an aerobic and muscle-strengthening exercise. Readers will become familiar with gear, including boards, helmets, and safety pads. They will also learn about skateboard maintenance, safety, and etiquette. Warming up, cooling down, and stretching are discussed, as...
10) Biking
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Readers will discover how biking promotes fitness and health in this informative title. Engaging text, full-color photos, and supplemental diagrams introduce them to biking as an aerobic and muscle-strengthening exercise. Readers will become familiar with biking gear, including helmets and gloves, bike safety, and bike maintenance. Warming up, cooling down, and stretching are discussed, as well as nutrition and goal setting. A table of contents, fun...
11) Swimming
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Readers will discover how swimming promotes fitness and health in this informative title. Engaging text, full-color photos, and supplemental diagrams introduce them to swimming as an aerobic and muscle-strengthening exercise. Readers will become familiar with the basic swimming strokes, swimming gear, such as goggles and swim caps, and water safety. Warming up, cooling down, and stretching are also discussed, as well as nutrition and goal setting....
12) Hiking
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Readers will discover how hiking promotes fitness and health in this informative title. Engaging text, full-color photos, and supplemental diagrams introduce them to hiking as an aerobic and muscle-strengthening exercise. Readers will become familiar with hiking gear, such as hiking boots, a compass, and a GPS. Warming up, cooling down, and stretching are also discussed, as well as hiking safety, etiquette, and goal setting. A table of contents, fun...
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