Ryan Wheatcraft

Making sure a body is healthy through eating well and exercise is important, but making sure a mind is equally as healthy holds incredible importance for young people. This volume teaches readers important methods of maintaining their mental well-being and advice on practicing mindfulness, in a way that will help them to form healthy habits for their entire lives. Sometimes it's OK -- and normal -- to not feel OK, and readers discover tips and relatable situations to aid them in knowing that as well as how to improve their mindsets in the present and for the future.

The many activities we complete throughout the day allow us to achieve our goals, but it's not uncommon to work up a sweat in the process. This volume explores the importance of keeping clean, both for readers' health and the courtesy of those around them, as well as many helpful tips to ensure hygiene is completed properly. Guiding illustrations and advice, step-by-step instructions, and characters representing a wide-range of people remind readers that keeping clean not only freshens their body, but freshens their mind too.

Properly fueling one's body is crucial, and the other important step is moving around and exercising The importance of physical activity for young readers is explained through engaging illustrations, achievable steps, enjoyable activities, and advice on developing helpful habits that will last a lifetime. Whether it's playing a sport or taking their dog for a walk, readers learn the many ways exercise can be fun as well as a crucial way to stay healthy and allow their bodies to become strong.

Food is fuel, and ensuring readers understand the food that best fits their bodily needs to keep them happy and healthy is made possible by the information in this volume. With visually-appealing illustrations, age-appropriate advice, and helpful activities, readers learn the various ways they can explore their taste palettes under the umbrella of health and wellness so they can grow their bodies and minds. The science behind eating well and the food choices included also strengthen readers' understanding of biology and their own bodily needs.

"Stranger danger" is a phrase many readers have most likely heard before, but what steps should they take prior to and after encountering a dangerous situation? This volume helps readers to identify an unsafe situation, both in-person and online, and the crucial ways they can take action to protect themselves. Young readers discover age-appropriate methods of understanding that the world around them may not always have their best interest in mind, and ways of keeping themselves safe. Notes for parents and teachers are included to aid them in teaching readers cautiousness, as well as assisting them in becoming known sources of safety in certain circumstances.

Perhaps one of the biggest keys to a person's well-being, properly resting and having a good night's sleep recharges a body's batteries in order to live each day to its fullest potential. Young readers are guided by helpful tips and activities to understand not only the importance of quality sleep, but ways of achieving an uninterrupted rest. Relatable characters are illustrated to provide direct examples that readers can understand and connect with, and additional support is included for readers to know they are not alone in figuring out the best ways of learning their habits.

Properly fueling one's body is crucial, and the other important step is moving around and exercising The importance of physical activity for young readers is explained through engaging illustrations, achievable steps, enjoyable activities, and advice on developing helpful habits that will last a lifetime. Whether it's playing a sport or taking their dog for a walk, readers learn the many ways exercise can be fun as well as a crucial way to stay healthy and allow their bodies to become strong.