• Eating
  by John Gaskin
  + 613.2 Gas
  Discusses food and where it comes from, and why we need food, why we feel hungry, which foods are healthy and unhealthy foods, and the digestive system.
• The Healthkin Food Train
  by Jane Belk Moncure
  E Mon
  With little Elf’s as the narrator, a "food" train carries the days dietary essentials from the different food groups.
• Staying Healthy: Good Hygiene
  by Alice B McGingy
  + 613.4 Ros
  Discusses what germs are and how they spread, as well as the importance of being clean and well groomed.
• The Kids’ Diet Cookbook
  by Aileen Paul
  + 641.5 Pau
  Recipes for dieting youngsters to make by themselves with suggestion for a weight loss program using record keeping and rewards. An extensive calorie charts is included..
• Bend and Stretch
  Jan Ormerod
  E Orm
  A pregnant mother tries to exercise together with her small baby and the cat.
• Diet and Exercise
  by Arlene Rourke
  + 613.2 Rou
  Presents basic facts about healthful eating as well as discussing weight loss, exercise, and dieting disorders such as bulimia and anorexia nervosa.
• Yoga is For Me
  by Susan Terkel
  + 613.7046 Ter
  Colleen and her siblings are helped in other sports by acquiring flexibility and relaxation through basic yoga techniques which include positions and exercised called assanas as well as proper breathing.
• Vegetables
  by Susan Wake
  + 635 Wak
  Describes different types of vegetables , their history, how they are grown, and their role in human diet and health.
• Diet and Nutrition
  by Brian Ward
  + 613.2 War
  Discusses diet and nutrition for young people, including eating for health. Also discusses the importance of protein, fiber, and vitamins, dealing with fat and sweets, label reading and weight watching.

• Let’s Talk About Throwing Tantrums
  by Joy Wilt Berry
  E Ber
  Describes potential difficult situations and appropriate and inappropriate way for children to deal react to these situations. Illustrated with cartoonlike color drawings.
• Muppet Kids in I’m Mad at You!
  by Louise Gikow
  E Gik
  When Kermit forgets about going to the museum with Fozzie, Fozzie must deal with his angry feelings.
• Sometimes I Get so Mad
  by Paula Hogan
  E Hog
  Karen expresses her anger in passive negative ways until she sees what can happen when she deals with it directly and positively.
• Help! : An Absolutely Indispensable Guide to Life for Girls! 
  by Nancy Holyoke
  + 070.44 Hol
  Presents letters written to "American Girl" magazine by girls asking for advice about the problems they face in everyday life.
• More Help!: Another Absolutely Indispensable Guide to Life for Girls!
  by Nancy Holyoke
  + 070.4 Hol
  Presents more letters written to "American Girl" magazine by girls asking for advice about the problems they face in everyday life.
• Dealing with Anger
  by Marianne Johnston
  + 152.4
  A discussion of anger including suggestions for ways to deal with it directly, channel it to something productive and avoid its destructiveness.
• Dinah’s Mad, Bad, Wishes
  by Barbara Joosse
  E Joo
  Dinah wishes horrible things for her mother when the two have a fight.
• Happy Healthkins
  by Jane Belk Moncure
  E Mon
  Healthkins explain some ways to stay happy and healthy, sharing, playing fairly, taking turns, and talking about problems.
• Don’t Pop Your Cork on Mondays
  by Adolph Moses
  + 155.9 Mos
  Explores the causes and effects of stress and offers practical approaches and techniques for dealing with stress in daily life.
• Angry
  by Susan Riley
  + 152.47 Ril
  A child explains what angers him and how he sometimes angers other people.
• Feeling angry
  by Sylvia Tester
  E Tes
  After her mother includes her in the care of the new baby, Paula Jean no longer feels angry.
• Frustrated
  by Sylvia Tester
  + 152.47 Tes
  A child talks about how it feels to be frustrated and what she does about it.
• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible No Good Very Bad Day
  by Judith Viorst
  E Vio
  On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that everyone has bad days at some point too

• The Kid’s Guide to Money: Earning It, Saving It, Spending It, Growing It
  by Steven Otfinoski
  + 332.024 Oft
  Learn how to save for the big purchase and how to get the most value for the money.
• A Kid’s Guide To Managing Money
  by Joy Wilt
  + 332.02 Wil
  A guide which tell where money comes from and why it exists today. Kids are given creative money-making projects to help them make money, and once the money has been earned, how it must be managed. Guidelines for saving, donating and spending are given.

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