Best Books for Sick Days: Ages 3-5
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When your little one falls ill, let him curl up with one of these favorite titles. He'll start feeling better in no time!
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
When Amos the zookeeper is too sick to go to work, his animal friends decide to visit and help him feel better.
How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?
Just like kids, little dinosaurs hate being sick. And going to the doctor can be pretty scary. Yolen and Teague capture children's fears about being sick and put them to rest with playful read-aloud...
How Do Dinosaurs series
Itchy, Itchy Chicken Pox
Peppy rhymes present the humorous side to a common ailment.
Hello Reader series
The Magic School Bus Fights Germs
Wanda has an infection and Ms. Frizzle's class gets a close-up look at germs and the immune system in this adventure through her blood stream.
Germs Are Not for Sharing
Toddlers learn that germs are not for sharing in this age-appropriate board book edition. Includes tips and ideas for parents and caregivers. Full color.
Germs
This book tells beginning readers all about germs. They will learn where they can be found, and how important it is to keep their hands clean. "Germs" is written in rhyme, and is one of the books from...
Rookie Ready to Learn - First Science: Me and My World series
Germs Make Me Sick!
This book explains how bacteria and viruses affect the human body and how the body fights them.
Let's Read and Find Out Science — Stage 2 series
Germs
Pox is a germ, but he's not a very good one. Can he redeem himself on his first mission, to infect a girl named Myrtle on her birthday?
Llama Llama Home with Mama
Llama Llama's mother takes good care of him when he has to stay home from school because he is sick, but when Mama Llama begins to feel sick, too, Llama Llama knows how to take care of her.
Llama Llama series
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