SuitabookLungs
Seymour Simon
- Reading
- Pause after the opening breathing prompt and invite the child to describe what changes during inhalation and exhalation; return to the explanation afterwards to compare ideas.
- Themes
- Breathing as an essential body process: The book follows air as it travels into and out of the lungs and relates this process to the body receiving oxygen. Breathing is presented as a necessary biological process, with the emphasis on explaining how it works rather than judging behaviour or choices.
- Worth knowing
- The key point to revisit is that breathing is continuous and purposeful: air supplies oxygen while exhalation removes carbon dioxide. Ask the child to explain that sequence simply.