Achoo! - Hardcover

Kelly, Mij

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0764169696 ISBN 13: 9780764169694

Publisher: B E S Pub Co, 2009

Synopsis

Suzy Sue is a little girl who makes her friends unhappy because she doesn't cover her mouth when she sneezes. She soon explains, "I'm ever so sorry...I just didn't know that's what I should do."With Swine Flu the #1 health issue in the news today, here is a critically important lesson about hygiene for young children to learn. One effective way to control this virus and slow down its spread involves teaching children to cover their mouths when they sneeze or cough. Children have been hit hard by the Swine Flu outbreak, and Achoo! helps them understand how important it is to follow some simple rules of basic hygiene and good manners. They come to understand with Suzy Sue that they too can take practical steps to reduce their risk of getting sick or passing the flu virus on to their friends.Achoo! is a delightfully funny combination of verse and color pictures that will keep kids laughing, even as they learn that good manners and good health practice

About this title

From the Inside Flap

(back cover)
This is the story of Suzy Sue,
and the fateful day when she went
Achoo!

The truth is she sneezes, but doesn't cover her mouth, which sends her animal friends into a frenzy. It's time to teach her some manners! But have they thought of everything?

A fabulous follow-up to
Have you Seen my Potty?

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1—"This is the story of Suzy Sue, and the fateful day when she went...Achoo!" So starts this amusing tale of good manners and hygiene. Suzy Sue doesn't know the proper etiquette for sneezing and covering her mouth and nose. Thank goodness for her bevy of farm animals that can teach her all about it. The book covers a few of the big items, such as bathing, polite eating, sharing, and kindness, and highlights "the golden rule" in the process. The painted illustrations complement the text well. The author tries to tell the story in rhyme, but it doesn't always pan out. Still, the story is mildly humorous, and younger children will find the pictures of the animals appealing. The size and layout of the pages make this title appropriate for group sharing. While it's not the most complete book in this genre, it does hold its own.—Adrienne Wilson, Edith Wheeler Memorial Library, Monroe, CT
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Edition details

• Publisher: B E S Pub Co
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0764169696
• ISBN 13: 9780764169694
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 29
• Illustrator: McQuillan Mary