See How We Move!: A First Book of Health and Well-Being

by Scot Ritchie

Overview

Everybody in the pool! It’s time to get moving! Pedro, Yulee, Nick, Sally and Martin are excited! Tomorrow their swim team, the Flying Sharks, will be competing in the school meet. Readers follow along as the team has one last practice with their coach at the community pool. Then it’s off to the races on the big day! While the friends work hard to get ready for the meet, they learn about the benefits of physical fitness and what it takes to stay active and healthy. With so much to learn about keeping their bodies and minds in tune, kids will be jumping (and splashing) for joy!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781525306846
Publisher:	Kids Can Press
Publication date:	05/01/2018
Series:	Exploring Our Community
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	38 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Scot Ritchie is an award-winning author-illustrator of over 50 books including Join the No-Plastic Challenge!, Follow That Map! and Look Where We Live!. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Editorial Reviews

... a good introduction to keeping the mind and body active and healthy.—Kirkus Reviews

Cute pictures, an engaging story, and lots of facts—a good choice for STEM collections.—Booklist

... a practical and valuable addition to any collection.—Quebec Library Association

The language used in See How We Move! is very age-appropriate, and the characters are very relatable to young children.—CM Magazine

... has a lot of potential to motivate and teach children about things they would like to accomplish or try in their lives.—Resource Links

From the Publisher

2018-02-13
Ritchie's five friends learn about keeping their minds and bodies fit and healthy as they prepare for a swim meet.This latest in the Exploring Our Community series follows Pedro, Sally, Nick, Yulee, and Martin as they practice once more before tomorrow's race, have fun together, and meet an Olympic swimmer. Using proper equipment for your sport, warming up, understanding where you need to improve and setting goals for yourself, decreasing anxiety and stress, hand-washing, eating a variety of healthy foods, and engaging in deep breathing and visualization are among the topics briefly addressed. Ritchie emphasizes throughout the importance of the mind-body connection: How one feels influences the other. Backmatter includes some fun things kids can do with their friends to achieve their 60 to 90 minutes of activity each day and a list of defined terms. This entry is not as seamless as See What We Eat (2017) in terms of either the flow of the story or folding in the learning without seeming didactic. The story is thin, but the relationships among the five kids (four with light skin and varying hair colors, one with dark skin and hair) continue to be a highlight. They cheer for and support one another and truly enjoy being together and having fun.Not the strongest in the series, but a good introduction to keeping the mind and body active and healthy. (Informational picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews