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The Busy Body Book: A Kid's Guide to Fitness
Contributor(s): Rockwell, Lizzy (Author), Rockwell, Lizzy (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0553113747     ISBN-13: 9780553113747
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
OUR PRICE:   $8.09  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 2008
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Annotation: A celebration of the amazing human machine and a life on the move!
Your amazing body can jump, sprint, twist, and twirl. Your body is built to move.
Lizzy Rockwell explains how your bones and muscles, heart and lungs, nerves and brain all work together to keep you on the go. Kids walk and skate and tumble through these pages with such exuberance that even sprouting couch potatoes will want to get up and bounce around--and that's the ultimate goal. Studies show that American kids are becoming more sedentary and more overweight and that they carry these tendencies with them into adolescence and adulthood. Experts agree that we need to help kids make physical activity a life-long habit. Through education, information, and encouragement, this book aims to inspire a new generation of busy bodies!

"From the Hardcover edition."

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - Fitness & Exercise
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Anatomy & Physiology
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Paranormal & Supernatural
Dewey: 612
LCCN: 2008275305
Physical Information: 0.16" H x 8.5" W x 10.94" (0.40 lbs) 40 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 105778
Reading Level: 4.3   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
A celebration of the amazing human machine and a life on the move

Your amazing body can jump, sprint, twist, and twirl. Your body is built to move.

Lizzy Rockwell explains how your bones and muscles, heart and lungs, nerves and brain all work together to keep you on the go. Kids walk and skate and tumble through these pages with such exuberance that even sprouting couch potatoes will want to get up and bounce around--and that's the ultimate goal. Studies show that American kids are becoming more sedentary and more overweight and that they carry these tendencies with them into adolescence and adulthood. Experts agree that we need to help kids make physical activity a life-long habit. Through education, information, and encouragement, this book aims to inspire a new generation of busy bodies