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First dive to shark dive
Par Peter Lourie. 2011
The care & keeping of you 2: the body book for older girls (American girl)
Par Cara Natterson, Josée Masse. 2012
Guide for tween and teenage girls to understand the changes taking place in their bodies, brains, and emotions. Includes discussion…
on how to relate to family and friends while experiencing puberty. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2012Yoga for your mind and body: a teenage practice for a healthy, balanced life (Switch. Yoga for you)
Par Rebecca Rissman. 2015
Teen guide that presents yoga techniques and poses to promote brain power, stress relief, strength, and fitness. Also discusses incorporating…
different props to assist in asana and the practice of meditation. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2015Your food is fooling you: how your brain is hijacked by sugar, fat, and salt
Par David A. Kessler. 2012
Physician discusses the effects of sugar, fat, and salt on eating habits in this adaptation of Kessler's The End of…
Overeating (DB 69088) for young readers. Identifies the signs of overeating and offers simple, practical tools for self-control. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2013The truth about physical fitness and nutrition (The Truth about Ser.)
Par John Perritano. 2011
Guide for teens addresses physical fitness and health. Suggests exercises, healthy food choices, and weight-management strategies. Provides information on allergies,…
eating disorders, diabetes, and growth hormones and includes a question-and-answer section and personal stories. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2011The teenage body book: A New Edition for a New Generation
Par Charles Wibbelsman, Kathy McCoy. 2008
Teen body and health guide covering physical and mental changes that occur during puberty in males and females. Discusses what…
is normal and abnormal for reproductive organs. Topics include sexually transmitted diseases, birth control, healthy eating, drugs, mental health, skin care, and more. For junior and senior high readers. 2008The best you can be: a teen's guide to fitness and nutrition (The Science of Health Ser.)
Par Christopher Hovius. 2005
Guide to attaining physical and mental health through proper diet and exercise. Discusses how body image affects self-esteem. Covers nutrition…
and exercise basics as well as supplements, eating disorders, the risks of fad dieting, and the importance of making informed lifestyle decisions. For senior high and older readers. 2005What do I have to lose?: a teen's guide to weight management (The Science of Health Ser.)
Par Elizabeth Bauchner. 2005
Explains ways to determine one's ideal weight according to height, body type, gender, and age. Describes the body's method of…
processing food and the importance of proper nutrition and exercise. Offers information on obesity health risks, eating disorders, and workout schedules. For senior high and older readers. 2005You and an illness in your family (Family matters (New York, N.Y.))
Par Tabitha Wainwright. 2001
Offers practical advice for young people with a seriously ill family member. Uses real-life scenarios to discuss options for coping…
with tough situations--including death--and for communicating with others. For grades 5-8. 2001Destination gold!
Par Julie Lawson. 2001
Canada, 1897. Sixteen-year-old Ned Turner leaves his widowed mother and younger sister, Sarah, to seek his fortune in the Klondike…
gold fields. The next year Sarah undertakes the treacherous journey to find him. Along with Catherine, a runaway, she joins Ned and shares his adventures. For grades 6-9. 2000Under the Tuscan sun: at home in Italy
Par Frances Mayes. 1996
American writer Frances Mayes finds a new lifestyle when she and her companion Ed purchase a large, abandoned, country home…
in Tuscany. The restoration of the house and garden are fraught with problems but also provide many pleasures. Mayes enjoys the flowers, the freshly grown vegetables, the cooking, and the quiet pace of sunny Tuscan summers. BestsellerDescribes the origins and benefits of yoga, whose practice is purported to lead to the union of body, mind, and…
soul. Provides instructions for performing basic body postures and breathing exercises for a forty-five minute session. For junior and senior high readers. 1999Strange tales of world travel: bizarre, mysterious, horrible, hilarious
Par Gina Gaille, Scott Gaille. 2019
Married couple share fifty stories of their own and others' unusual travel experiences around the world. In "Shark Repellent," a…
tour guide recounts how a tourist drove off a charging lemon shark. In "Too Close for Comfort," Gina describes an encounter with mountain gorillas in Rwanda. 2019Emily Post's table manners for kids
Par Peggy Post, Steve Bjorkman, Cindy P. Senning. 2009
An etiquette guide to eating without grossing people out. Provides rules with explanations for everything from washing before meals to…
thanking your hostess. Covers setting the table, eating with your fingers, talking with your mouth full, and waiting in buffet and school-cafeteria lines. Offers conversation tips. For grades 4-7. 2009Introduces basic rules and tips for healthy eating and exercise habits. Covers the five food groups and meal and snack…
recommendations. Explains the importance of sleep and the healthy body and mind connection. Lists fun ways to be active. For grades 2-4. 2006Caught by the sea: my life on boats
Par Gary Paulsen. 2001
Author of Hatchet (BR 11525) relates how falling in love with the ocean at age seven evolved into a later…
love for sailing. Describes boats he has owned, his adventures up and down the Pacific Coast, and surviving a killer storm. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001Emily Post's the guide to good manners for kids
Par Peggy Post, Steve Bjorkman, Cindy P. Senning. 2004
A comprehensive guide to good manners based on respect, consideration, and honesty. Explains everyday etiquette for thank-you letters, introductions, e-mail…
and other computer tasks, cell phone use, school and social events, as well as hospital, religious, and travel occasions. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2004Rx for Survival
Par Hilts, Philip J.. 2005
In conjunction with PBS, Philip J. Hilts, longtime New York Times science and health reporter, has travelled the world to…
visit the sites of both the greatest disease peril – where the threat of runaway outbreaks is most severe – and places in which remarkably powerful new approaches are leading to astonishing success in combating the disease menace. Reporting on in-depth research and interviews with the dominant players, Hilts brings to life the crucial choice facing the world community. The leading nations and global organizations now have the means to win the fight against 'the coming plague' if they will only join together and devote the resources to doing so. By telling the moving stories of a host of individuals who have been plagued by the disease threat as well as the inspiring stories of the pioneers who are fighting the good fight Hilts brings the story of this crucial moment in world history to vivid life in a book that will be essential reading for all those concerned about this vital global challenge.Living Well: 21 Days to Transform Your Life, Supercharge Your Health, and Feel Spectacular
Par William Doyle, Montel Williams. 2008
Montel Williams? New York Times bestselling battle plan for better living. Now in paperback! In Living Well, Montel explains the…
science behind his successful battle against multiple sclerosis, interviewing a global ?SWAT Team? of doctors, scientists, and researchers, and reveals the amazing effects of healthy eating and regular exercise. Most importantly, Montel shares his groundbreaking 21-Day Living Well Food and Workout Program? a hard-hitting health plan of diet changes, a step-by-step exercise plan, and the gradual addition of raw and whole foods to daily menu plans. This three-week regimen forms the cornerstone of Montel?s successful dietary health plan. Also included are simple, wholesome recipes that are as healthful as they are delicious. For anyone who wants to fight obesity, cancer, heart disease, and neurological diseases like Parkinson?s, Alzheimer?s, or multiple sclerosis?or if they just want to feel spectacular every day?it?s time to push life to the next level, by Living Well with Montel!My Maasai Life
Par Robin Wiszowaty. 2009
Growing up in suburban Illinois, Robin Wiszowaty leads a typical middle-class American life. Hers is a world of gleaming shopping…
malls, congested freeways, and neighborhood gossip. But from an early age, she has longed to break free of this existence and discover something deeper. What it is, she doesn't quite know. Yet she knows in her heart there simply has to be more.Through a fortunate twist of fate, Robin seizes an opportunity to travel to rural Kenya and join an impoverished Maasai community. Suddenly her days are spent hauling water, evading giraffes, and living in a tiny hut made of cow dung with her adoptive family. She is forced to face issues she's never considered: extreme poverty, drought, female circumcision, corruption - and discovers love in the most unexpected places. In the open wilds of the dusty savannah, this Maasai life is one she could never have imagined.