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How does soap clean your hands? : the science behind healthy habits
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2020
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A recipe for health-conscious behavior, with some currently applicable additions. The author and illustrator of How Do Molecules Stay Together? (2019) range beyond the title's implied focus to deliver standard-issue remarks on the benefits of trying for a better balance of food groups while getting plenty of sleep and exercise. Especially timely material, however, includes urging readers to "do a dab" for coughs and sneezes, practice "social distancing," and especially to wash hands both often and long enough for a double chorus of "Happy Birthday." Along with explaining how soap's hydrophilic and hydrophobic ingredients help wash off what she redundantly refers to as "germs and bacteria" (viruses get separate mention), Hayes describes the differences between vaccines and what she calls "symptoms medications" and "Treatment medications." Also, though the current pandemic isn't mentioned, some of the leering microbes in the cartoon-style illustrations at least resemble coronaviruses. Occasional slides into drollery, notably a suggestion that sleep builds brain power because "little elf librarians" sneak into bedrooms at night to share books ("unfortunately, that has never been proven"), lighten the message, as do a racially diverse array of human figures, nearly all of which are children or doctors, who dance energetically throughout, gesticulating broadly and repeatedly demonstrating "doing the dab" for those who aren't in the know. A simple, soapy experiment and a smoothie recipe add hands-on elements. (This book was reviewed digitally with 9-by-18-inch double-page spreads viewed at 65% of actual size.) A bubbly blast of science and common sense, timely as well as timeless. (glossary) (Informational picture book. 8-11) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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Have you ever wondered how soap cleans your hands, or how eating healthy makes your body stronger?

In the How Do series, readers are invited to guess and then explore the science behind the right answers. How does medicine work, the significance of hand-washing, or why exercise keeps you energized? This fully illustrated picture book explores the science behind basic health habits through diagrams, photos, and informative and engaging text, in this newest addition to the How Do series.

About the How Do series: These visually appealing STEM titles for inquisitive readers and young science enthusiasts, are fully illustrated nonfiction picture books that are a great introduction to various STEM topics. Each title includes facts and figures, simple diagrams and hilarious illustrations and is written in a question-and-answer format to encourage readers to ask questions and guess the answers before exploring the science behind the correct answers.

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