Healthy kids

Review by Booklist Review

Like other titles in the Global Fund for Children book series, this fully illustrated volume features excellent photos of children around the world. The theme of health plays out in a series of wide double-page spreads introducing topics such as food, water, cleanliness, sanitation, safety, medical care, and exercise. On each spread, a line or two of text accompanies several clear color photos of children in different countries. For instance, the sentence A safe, clean home protects us from the cold, wind, and rain is illustrated with intriguing photos of children inside or outside their houses in China, Egypt, and Suriname. The presentation opens with a foreword by Melinda French Gates and closes with a world map and several pages of text expanding on the topics introduced earlier. An attractive introduction to health and global awareness, this book will also serve as a useful resource for global units.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2010 Booklist

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Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 2-4-This book contains full-color photographs of children from around the world practicing healthy habits. The emphasis is on good food, clean water, safe homes, proper medical care, and family/community support. The outstanding photographs are clean and crisp and set against vibrantly hued backgrounds. An introduction by Melinda Gates explains that while all children still do not have access to everything they need, progress is being made. An afterword details all the things needed to be a healthy child and offers suggestions for how youngsters can make a contribution to achieve a better world both in their own community and around the globe. Good for browsing and as a discussion starter.-Grace Oliff, Ann Blanche Smith School, Hillsdale, NJ (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Horn Book Review

In this noble health-concepts book developed by The Global Fund for Children, beautiful, color-rich photographs show kids worldwide with what every child should have access to: healthy food, clean water, safe shelter, hygiene, play, and caring adults. A simple sentence describes the action on each spread. An appended note expands on the concepts, and a color-coded map identifies the photos' origins. (c) Copyright 2013. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Kirkus Book Review

Ajmera's To Be a Kid (with co-author and photographer John D. Ivanko, 1999) focused on kids the world over engaged in play; in a similar format, this latest examines what children need in order to stay healthy. Eye-catching photos are the centerpiece of this book. Each spread lists one thing that healthy kids need--"Healthy kids need clean water to drink"--while the labeled photographs show several children from different countries and how that need is met for them: A child drinks from a water fountain in Japan, and another uses a pump well in India; in Ghana, a girl pours water from a bucket carried atop her head. Healthy kids also need good food, clean bodies and teeth, a place to use the bathroom, a home, medical care and vaccinations, exercise, protection from the elements, safety gear such as seat belts and helmets, and most of all, loving families and communities. A multicolored world map highlights the countries mentioned, and backmatter explains how, in some areas of the world, those needs are difficult to meet and what kids, no matter where they live, can do to make sure they stay healthy. When this is paired with the likes of David J. Smith's This Child, Every Child (illustrated by Shelagh Armstrong, 2011), readers will learn not only what kids need, but just how many kids lack these basic necessities. An attractive introduction to the topic. (Informational picture book. 4-7)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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All children, regardless of where they live, should have the opportunity to grow up healthy and lead a productive life. As a mother I feel fortunate to live in a place where my children and most other children are healthy because they have access to things like clean water, nutritious food, and vaccines.             In many other parts of the world, children are not so lucky. In my travels over the last decade to Africa and South Asia, I have met many women who must walk for hours just to fill a jug with clean water or get their children immunized at a local health clinic. Every day, mothers give birth to children who-- especially in the early years of life--are at risk of getting very sick from pneumonia, meningitis, malaria, and many other diseases. Over seven million children die each year before they reach their fifth birthday. As my father-in-law, Bill Gates Sr., says, these are not just numbers, these are our neighbors.             The good news is that the world is making progress. There are millions of healthy kids alive today because of advances such as vaccines, better bed nets to protect against mosquitoes, and improved nutrition and medical care for mothers and their babies.             As you read this book, think of the millions of children who are fighting every day to survive. But also think of the millions of children who are thriving today because of the great progress that the world has made. We have the tools. We know they work. We owe it to all the children of the world to do all we can to give them the best chance to survive and succeed in life.             After all, these are our neighbors. Melinda French Gates Co-chair and trustee, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Excerpted from Healthy Kids by Maya Ajmera, Victoria Dunning, Cynthia Pon All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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