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Non-Fiction > Science > Health and Nutrition

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Grains and Cereals (Popcorn Good Food) by Julia Adams

$20.00 NZD

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Category: Health and Nutrition | Series: Popcorn: Good Food

These books aim to develop children's knowledge and understanding of nutrition and where their food comes from. Each title will help readers to develop communication and literacy skills and include a step-by-step recipe.

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Grains and Cereals (Good for Me) by Sally Hewitt

$25.00 NZD

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Category: Health and Nutrition | Series: Good for Me!

There is information on food groups, farming, growing, nutrition, buying and storing food and how to cook it. The emphasis is on health and encouraging children to eat a balanced meal. Other titles in the series are Vegetables, Fruit, Milk and Cheese, Grains and Cereals and Water

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Jamal is Overweight (Bodymatters) by Janine Amos

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Category: Social Issues | Series: Bodymatters

This series from Janine Amos provides a hard-hitting, yet extremely accessible approach to what happens to your body and emotional well-being when you become addicted and damaged by smoking, drinking, and taking drugs, as well as including titles which tackle the subject of eating disorders and safe sex and pregnancy. ...Show more

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Medicine and Illness by Grace Jones

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Category: Social Issues

Cultural beliefs surrounding illness and societal beliefs about how we should offer health care are discussed in this fascinating addition to the Our Values series. Discussions about the treatment of common diseases, as well as topics of interest, such as how a cast is made, are compared and contrasted with the way health care is provided throughout the world. ...Show more

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What's Up with Tiffany's Dad?: Medikidz Explain Melanoma by Dr. Kim Chilman-Blair

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Category: Health and Nutrition | Series: Medikidz

The Medikidz are a group of five larger-than-life cartoon super heroes who live on Mediland - a planet shaped just like the human body. The Medikidz will guide you on a journey through Mediland, explaining complex medical issues in a humorous and engagung way.

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Explaining Cystic Fibrosis by Jillian Powell

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Category: Social Issues | Series: Explaining...

The Explaining series looks at a range of conditions, illnesses and disabilities that affect children and adults all over the world. The books explain why they occur, how they are diagnosed, how they affect people and how they can be treated. Explaining: Cystic Fibrosis will help you understand what cys tic fibrosis is and how it affects people. Case studies illustrate what is like to live with cystic fibrosis and how people with the condition manage it to live full and happy lives. ...Show more

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What's Up with John? Medikidz Explain Scoliosis by Dr. Kim Chilman-Blair

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Category: Social Issues | Series: Medikidz

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Explaining Epilepsy by Lionel Bender

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Category: Social Issues | Series: Explaining

The Explaining series looks at a range of conditions, illnesses and disabilities that affect children and adults all over the world. The books explain why they occur, how they are diagnosed, how they affect people and how they can be treated. Explaining: Epilepsy will help you understand what epilepsy is and how it affects people. Case studies illustrate what is like to live with epilepsy and how people with the condition manage it to live full and happy lives. ...Show more

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The Biography of Tea by Carrie Gleason

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Category: Health and Nutrition

How could a relaxing cup of tea become a symbol of revolution? This fascinating book relates the thousand-year-old history of tea and its sometimes tumultuous trade. Find out how different teas are grown, harvested, and sold, and how the trade of tea has changed the world. It is for ages 7-14.

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Quicksand: A True Story of HIV/AIDS in Our Lives by Anonymous

$17.00 NZD

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Category: Social Issues

What is it like to be affected by HIV/AIDS? A moving first-person account offers insight -- and basic facts. ONE DAY I FOUND OUT THAT SOMEONE I KNOW -- MY BROTHER-IN-LAW, JAY -- HAD HIV/AIDS. AT THE MOMENT I HEARD HIS DIAGNOSIS, I REALIZED THAT I HAD STEPPED INTO THE QUICKSAND OF A NEW AND TERRIBLE WOR LD -- AND I WAS SINKING FAST. Weaving together her own story with straightforward questions and answers, the author explains the real ways that HIV/AIDS can be transmitted and explores the common experiences and emotions that might be encountered by friends and family members of someone who has the virus. She also discusses why HIV/AIDS is often still kept a secret and the importance of treating this condition like any other. With up-to-date medical information that has been thoroughly vetted by experts, this first-person narrative offers an invaluable look at what it is like to watch someone you know battle HIV/AIDS. ...Show more

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Ask "Cosmogirl!" About Nutrition and Fitness

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Category: Health and Nutrition

The newest "Ask CosmoGIRL!" guide is dedicated to helping young women build a good body image, replace negative thoughts with positive ones, and improve their all-around self-esteem. Attractively designed in an easy-to-understand question and answer format, it gives girls the lowdown on how to eat well, choose a workout, and make good choices about their overall health. These are the issues that weigh on CosmoGIRL!s' minds: Which form of exercise should you try if you really hate to work out? What should you eat if you can't stand breakfast? The book also deals with those all-important psychological concerns, including how to cope with the negative thoughts that too many girls face when looking in the mirror. It includes nutritious recipes and meal ideas, fitness tips from top-level trainers, and practical suggestions for how girls can boost their self-confidence and lead happy, healthy lives. ...Show more

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What's up with William? Medikidz Explain Organ Transplants by Dr. Kim Chilman-Blair

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Category: Health and Nutrition | Series: Medikidz | Reading Level: 5 - 9 years

The Medikidz are a group of five larger-than-life cartoon super heroes who live on Mediland - a planet shaped just like the human body. The Medikidz will guide you on a journey through Mediland, explaining complex medical issues in a humorous and engagung way.

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