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Literacy Connection
Take Care Of Your Eyes (Rookie Read-About Health) by Don L. Curry
This is an easy to read book that covers all aspects of eye care. ISBN: 0516279149 Children's Press 2005 Ages 4-8
Take Care Of Your Teeth (Rookie Read-About Health) by Don L. Curry
This is an easy to read book that covers all aspects of dental care. This book is great for teaching beginning ESOL students about their teeth. It provides them with clear information and reasons why teeth need to be cared for. ISBN: 0516279157 Children's Press 2005 Ages 4-8
Germs Make Me Sick! (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) (Reading Rainbow book) by Melvin Berger and Marylin Hafner
This is an easy-to-read revision of a 1985 title effectively describes the differences between bacteria and viruses and gives other related germy facts. The science is related in simple language and the author uses specific examples that youngsters will readily understand. ISBN: 0064451542 Harper Trophy; Revised edition 995 Ages 4-10
The Magic School Bus Chapter Book #06: The Giant Germ by Anne Capeci
This perennial favorite uses common language to explain the composition and life of a germ. It is a great introductory book for young reader on the subject of microbiology. ISBN: 0439204208 Scholastic Paperbacks 2001 Ages 4 -8
Yikes-Lice! by Donna Caffey, Patrick Girouard (Illustrator)
This book aims to remove the stigma from a pesky elementary-school plague, attacking the subject with a combination of prose and poetry The cartoons will delight older readers. ISBN-10: 0807593753 Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company; Reprint edition 2002 Ages 4-10.
Zooallergy : A Fun Story About Allergy and Asthma Triggers by Kim Gosselin
This colored illustrated 32 page book for elementary age children helps them learn about allergy testing and asthma and allergy triggers. Justin goes to the doctor to get tested for allergies, and afterwards, he and his friend, Ashley, go to the zoo. While there, they make a game of discovering things like animal fur, dust, and dander that would trigger their allergy and asthma. ISBN-10: 0963944940 Jayjo Books 1996 Ages 4-8
