Fitness (Teen Issues) [Library Binding]

Joanna Kedge (Author), Joanna Watson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2004 | Series: Teen Issues

With so many unhealthy food choices today, staying fit can be a difficult challenge. This title focuses on problems young people might encounter in their daily eating habits. Each title acknowledges the pressure young people are under from their peers and

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 6-8–These overviews will leave readers feeling shortchanged on truly helpful information. Actual text is minimal; color photos of teen faces dominate the pages, augmented by thought and conversation balloons. Additional teen commentary is in e-mail exchanges and diary entries, with sidebars contributing factoids. Specialized terms in bold in the text are defined within the bottom margin, the finishing touch to pages so cluttered that readers will have to search for the basic material being presented. Some of the information is incomplete; in Diet, a nutrition label is reproduced, and readers are urged to check labels carefully but not told how to interpret the data. Other bits of advice are just useless ("Bored? When you are bored or depressed:…Try to resist the cookie jar."). Fitness is slightly more useful, focusing on encouraging readers to find and pursue physical activity for enjoyment as well as for health and suggesting many practical ways to increase activity. Better choices include Elaine Landau's A Healthy Diet (Watts, 2003), with more detailed and specific coverage of nutrition, and Ann and Julie Douglas's Body Talk (Firefly, 2002), aimed more specifically at girls and including much sensible advice related to nutrition, fitness, and self-image.–Joyce Adams Burner, Hillcrest Library, Prairie Village, KS
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About the Author

Joanna Kedge is a Heinemann-Raintree author.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 56 pages
• Publisher: Raintree (April 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1410906124
• ISBN-13: 978-1410906120
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,381,435 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An interesting read, September 21, 2011

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This review is from: Mysterious Encounters (Out There?) (Paperback)

All of the 'Out There?' books John Townsend has written are great reads. I believe they were written mainly for the teenagers, but a person in elementary or junior high school could easily read the book without problems. That goes the same for an adult. The books are easy to read, quick to flip through, and keep your interest. They maybe things you've already heard about, or something new for you to learn. The book has about fifty-six glossy pages covered with pictures to support the story and keep it interesting.