Wasatch County Library

Describes sanitation inventions, including flushable toilets, sewers, landfills, and air fresheners.

The author describes her battle against polio and her efforts to overcome its debilitating effects.

Colorful illustrations and simple language augment this presentation of facts concerning health and hygiene and the maintenance of a healthy body.

Introduces young readers to dairy foods, including where dairy foods come from, what nutrition they provide, and how they help form a healthy diet.

"Honeybees are a crucial part of our food chain. As they gather nectar from flowers to make sweet honey, these bees also play an important role in pollination, helping some plants produce fruit. But large numbers of honeybees are disappearing every year ... and no one knows why. Is a fungus killing them? Could a poor diet be the cause? What about changes to bees' natural habitat? In this real-life science mystery, scientists and beekeepers are working...

"Introduces readers to Alex's day of healthy eating. Discusses the benefits of eating bright, healthy foods. Additional features to aid comprehension include vivid photographs, Common Core questions and activities, a phonetic glossary, and sources for further research."--Publisher's website.

Discusses the importance of making the right food choices in order to be healthy.

Scientists and engineers are using their STEM skills to help people survive COVID-19 with ventilators, fast lab testing, vaccine development, programming healthcare robots, and more. Simple language and colorful pictures break down this complex subject for younger readers.

"In this book, illustrations and step by step instructions show and tell young readers how to do seated yoga poses. Breathing techniques, SEL concepts of wellness and mindfulness, and benefits of the practice are also introduced. Original illustrations and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn more about the basics of yoga and how they can easily incorporate it in their daily lives"--

"A YA nonfiction story about Ariel and her twin sister's experience living with Crouzon Syndrome"-- At only eight months old, identical twin sisters Ariel and Zan were diagnosed with Crouzon syndrome, a rare condition where the bones in the head fuse prematurely. They were the first twins known to survive the disease. They endured numerous appearance-altering procedures as they grew up. Surgeons would break the bones in their heads and faces to make...