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Legal strategies in childhood obesity prevention
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Lynn Parker |
Since 1980, childhood obesity rates have more than tripled in the United States. Recent data show that almost one-third of children over 2 years of age are already overweight or obese. While the prev… |
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Blubber
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Judy Blume |
Blubber is a children's novel by Judy Blume first published in 1974. The narrator of the story is Jill Brenner, a Pennsylvania fifth-grader who joins her classmates in ostracizing and bullying Linda,… |
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Abigail the whale
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Davide Calì |
Teased by the other girls in her swimming class, a plus-sized, insecure girl is counseled by her swimming teacher to change how she sees herself through a visualization technique that helps her to fe… |
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Husky
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Justin Sayre |
Twelve-year-old Davis lives in an old brownstone with his mother and grandmother in Brooklyn. He loves people-watching in Prospect Park, visiting his mom in the bakery she owns, and listening to the … |
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¿Gorditos o enfermos?
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Beatriz Y. Salazar Vázquez |
"Este libro pretende ser un instrumento práctico y de consulta para prevenir o, en su caso, combatir el sobrepeso y la obesidad desde edades tempranas. En años recientes, cada vez más niños y jóvenes… |
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A matter of fat
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Rosemary Stanton,Andrew Hills |
Andrew Hills, Associate Professor of the School of Human Movement Studies at Australia's Queensland University of Technology, and nutritionist Rosemary Stanton offer parents a guide to helping childr… |
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Don't call me Cookie
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Vanessa M. Pasiadis |
Twelve year old Cookie Lemon is a fun, popular, a rising star in the school play, but she is worried about her weight. With the help of her doctor, father, and friends, Cookie learns about eating rig… |
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You never see fat vampires
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Mark H. Newhouse |
Esme had been warned that the three lean, perfect looking-girls at school who always teased and harrassed her about being overweight were vampires, but she didn't believe it. Her beautiful, thin moth… |
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Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
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Chris Crutcher |
The daily class discussions about the nature of man, the existence of God, abortion, organized religion, suicide and other contemporary issues serve as a backdrop for a high-school senior's attempt t… |
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Emma's Table
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Philip Galanes |
From the moment Emma Sutton walks into the esteemed FitzCoopers auction house, the one-time media darling knows exactly what she wants: an exquisite antique dining table. What she doesn't realize is … |
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