health and hygiene

Offers girls advice on healthy living, covering such topics as exercise and keeping fit, creative cooking, skin and hair care, healthy foods, and sports.

Presents a general introduction to health and fitness for young readers, discussing the importance of good nutrition, exercise, hygiene, and rest.

A boy describes ways of exercising every day and explains the benefits of physical fitness.

A preteen girl's guide to basic health and hygiene--from braces to bras, pimples to periods, hair care to healthy eating.

Offers parents practical advice on how to help their teenage children make healthy eating and nutrition choices and develop a healthy sense of self-esteem in today's weight-obsessed world.

Addresses questions pre-teens have about puberty in such areas as body changes, changes in feelings, hygiene, health problems, and talking to doctors and parents.

Answers questions from pre-teen girls about sensitive topics such as braces, puberty, eating habits, and shaving.

An illustrated guide to cats that provides detailed profiles of fify breeds and information on choosing the right cat, preparing to bring a new cat home, keeping a cat healthy, litter box training, feeding and grooming, and other related topics.

"Covers all aspects of medicine from surgery to the role of religion in healing, giving readers a comprehensive overall picture of medical practices from 1600 to 1800"--Provided by publisher.

A workbook for girls ages eight to sixteen which provides stories, quizzes, exercises, checklists, diary pages, illustrations, and anecdotes, designed to help them deal with the questions and feelings they have about their changing bodies.