Expect an illustrated introduction to how the body works and to everyday health habits. Illness is included as part of its health education.
More about this book
Many aspects of health and physical fitness are explained in a way that younger children can readily understand. This lively picture book explores the importance of a good diet and plenty of exercise, and encourages kids to make positive decisions about caring for themselves. Kids discover that even healthy people get ill sometimes, but that our bodies have special abilities to protect us and restore our health. Titles in this series for younger children explore emotional issues that boys and girls encounter as part of the growing-up process. Books are focused to appeal to kids of preschool through early school age. Written by psychotherapist and counselor Pat Thomas, A First Look At books promote positive interaction among children, parents, and teachers, and encourage kids to ask questions and confront social and emotional questions that sometimes present problems. Books feature appealing full-color illustrations on every page plus a page of advice to parents and teachers.
nutritionexercisesleepfresh air and hygieneillnessdiseasebodily protectionrecovery
Non-fictionPicture book
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Themes in Context
Everyday body care
The book presents nutritious food, exercise, enough sleep, fresh air, hygiene and physical fitness as ways to support the body.FavourableFavourable: the book presents this theme approvingly or positively.Favourable: the book presents this theme approvingly or positively.
How the book presents it: These practices are presented as positive ways to support and care for the body.
Talk about: How does the book explain these practices, and does it acknowledge different bodies, needs or circumstances?
Illness and the body’s response
The book says that healthy people can still become ill and describes the body as having abilities that protect it and help restore health.Exploratory / explanatoryExploratory / explanatory: the book explains or explores the subject without an established evaluative position.Exploratory / explanatory: the book explains or explores the subject without an established evaluative position.
How the book presents it: Illness is presented within an informational explanation of how bodies respond, with acknowledgement that healthy people can become ill.
Talk about: What does the book say about responding to illness, and does it indicate when a child should seek help from an adult or health professional?
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Why It May Be Worth Reading
It can help a child think about caring for their body while recognising that being healthy does not mean never becoming ill.
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What Deserves Attention
Pay attention to how confidently medical ideas are stated, whether different bodies and needs are acknowledged, and whether the book distinguishes general habits from individual health advice.
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A Conversation Worth Having
Which ideas seem useful as general habits, and which would need checking with a trusted adult or health professional before applying them to a particular child?
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Reading Approach
Take one idea at a time. Ask the child what the book is recommending, why it gives that reason, and whether the advice seems to apply equally to everyone.
Confidence & Basis
Theme indicators describe how the book presents a topic; they are not a verdict on the whole book or your family's values. Confidence reflects how much book-specific material was checked. Only part of the book information was available, so some details remain unconfirmed.
What remains unconfirmed
Everyday body care: How broadly the book accounts for different bodies, needs and circumstances is unclear.
Illness and the body’s response: The scope of its coverage of symptoms, treatment, recovery and when to seek adult or professional help is unclear.
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