Does an apple a day keep the doctor away? : and other questions about your health and body / Sandy Donovan ; illustrations by Colin W. Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Donovan, Sandra, 1967- author.

Contributor:

Thompson, Colin W., illustrator.

Series:

Is that a fact?

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health--Miscellanea--Juvenile literature.

Health.

Children's questions and answers.

Health--Miscellanea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (40 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Lerner Publications Company, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Presents a variety of common sayings about your health and body and explains which are fact and which are fable.

Contents:

Can you catch a cold if you go outside with wet hair?

Do humans really use only 10 percent of their brains?

Can you harm your eyes by reading in the dark?

Can eating junk food give you acne?

Do carrots improve your vision?

Can eating chicken soup cure a cold?

Should you really wait a half hour after eating before you swim?

Is yawning contagious?

When you drop food on the floor, is it safe to eat it if you pick it up in five seconds?

Do we really need to drink eight glasses of water a day?

Can you cure nighttime leg cramps by sleeping with a bar of soap?

Does an apple a day keep the doctor away?

Can listening to loud music cause hearing loss?

Can you hurt your knuckles if you crack them too much?

If you cross your eyes, will they stay that way?

Can eating fish make you smarter?

Does eating spinach give you big muscles?

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 38-39) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5124-6391-4

1-282-53074-7

9786612530746

0-7613-5943-5