Primary/Junior (Gr. 2-4) (3z... (BSlim Goodbody's Body Buddies Series... cartoon characters... guide us... as we peek inside organs and learn (their) location and size... teach us how food is digested... Most importantly, they advise us on how to keep our bodies healthy... the... Buddies... talk directly to us (in) speech bubbles... The 3 - 4 activities in each book use readily available materials, and (include) a reminder if... supervision is needed. Each book... ends with 2 pages of history, a... game, a page of Amazing Facts, a small bibliography of... books and websites, and a subject index... words... in bold... in the main text are defined in a glossary... Engaging photographs of children appear (throughout)... (adding) humor... or clarity... Colorful... labeled drawings... (show) the inside of the body or an organ... topics... are never longer than 2 pages... whenever a new idea is... introduced, the background color... changes and a bolded title is given... (making) the information manageable and the appearance... more attention-grabbing... to note (re) Canadian versus American content... author includes the American food guide (the Food Guide Pyramid), not the Canadian food guide... A few... recommended websites are American... listing... recommended books, although the publishing company is indicated, the publication date is not... series... written with a curious child in mind.(3y <(BU+2013> Resource Links, Apr/09.

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