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Infant/Toddler: Little Helpers Toddler Cookbook: Healthy, Kid-Friendly Recipes to Cook Together by Heather Wish Staller - Invite your little one into the kitchen―a fun and tasty guide to cooking with kids ages 1 to 4

Get your toddler comfortable in the kitchen with fun and simple recipes that they can help with. Little Helpers Toddler Cookbook is the perfect choice for parents who want to give adventurous young children an opportunity to learn cooking basics.

This standout among children’s cookbooks helps your little one discover new foods as they work together with you to create English Muffin Breakfast Pizzas, Broccoli Nuggets, Rainbow Rice Noodles with Toasted Tofu, and more. Each recipe features a difficulty ranking, instructions that clearly tell you which steps are toddler-safe, and space to record your experiences―making this children’s cookbook a wonderful keepsake of first cooking memories.

Preschool: Brush The Germs Away: A Delightful Children’s Story About Brushing Teeth and Dental Hygiene for Kids. (Mr.Tooth.) by Joy Ray

Mr. Tooth has a problem. He’s under attack from loads of germs! If the germs aren’t brushed away soon, who knows what they’ll do. But luckily, this book is here to show you how you can help Mr. Tooth sparkle and shine again!

Brush The Germs Away uses beautiful imagery and a fun story to teach children about important dental hygiene. Brilliant for bedtime stories, group readings, and one-on-one, kids will love the lively and engaging story inside –and next time they brush their teeth, they’ll remember every word!

School-Age: Hear Your Heart by Paul Showers:

Read and find out about how your heart works in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

Night and day, whether you're asleep or awake, your heart is always beating. This overview of how the heart works is a good overview for young readers.

Hear Your Heart also includes a find out more section on how to measure your heart rate, how to exercise your heart, and how to make a stethoscope.

This clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom, is a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades.