“Dental disease is the most widespread public health problem among the school-age population in the United States today,” states the author of this first-of-its-kind book to combine dental health information and lesson plans for K-6 teachers, hygienists, and school nurses. Loaded with valuable information, the up-to-date workbook addresses the role of the dental health educator in getting children to learn how to properly take care of their teeth. Reader friendly, it offers simple ways to achieve excellence in oral hygiene beyond trips to the dentist, along with the rationale for proven modern techniques. Educators will welcome Lori Gagliardi’s complete lesson plans, visual aids, supplemental material, and tips on integrating dental health into academic curricula. It is also an essential companion for any comprehensive dental disease prevention program in the community. Outstanding features: • Engaging visual aids enhance the lesson plans. • Background information and objectives accompany lesson plans. • Guided practice activities reinforce the subjects covered. • Includes a section targeting children with exceptional needs. • Lesson plans, including time frames, focus on specific information. New to the Third Edition: • Improved organization. • National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy. • USDA MyPlate healthy eating tool. • Updated information regarding reading labels and serving sizes. • New chapter, Community Education Program Development. • Updated appendix material.

My T-Rex has a toothache is a rawtastic dino romp about a boy, his pet T-Rex, and one troublesome tooth.

When a mysterious carnival arrives in a small town, three boys discover that a rare miniature dinosaur from the carnival has followed them home. The boys realize the dinosaur might be stolen, and that it has special abilities. When they try to hide it, and keep it as a pet a dangerous one-eyed murderer called the "Pirate" from the carnival comes looking for it. The brothers, their friend, and their sister must find a way to get the dinosaur safely away from the Pirate before they all are hurt or worse.

Leonardo is a terrible monster so he decides to be a best friend.

A young child adventures back in time to 67 million years ago to meet a Tyrannosaurus rex, learning about what this dinosaur ate, its size, and how it caught prey. This illustrated narrative nonfiction title includes a map of fossil findings, glossary, and further resources.

When dinosaurs ruled the Earth, the fiercest dinosaur of all was - Tinyrannosaurus. Because he wasn't as big as some of the other dinosaurs, Tiny had to be especially fierce to make up for it. Enter the manic world of by far and away the grumpiest little dinosaur ever!

Lots of kids have a sweet tooth. But not like Stewart's. His very loud sweet tooth wants what it wants, when it wants it...and lets everyone know about it. Stewart's sweet tooth screams for cake at weddings, for candy during class, and torments him at the movies. Stewart has had enough, and he's bringing out the big guns -- a carrot. Can he stand up to the most annoying sweet tooth in history?

It's Career Day and Drew must tell the truth. He does not want to be a doctor or teacher. He wants to be a Dino Dentist! When his classmates laugh and make fun, Drew sets off to make his Dino Dentist dream come true by building a time machine and setting the dial to Jurassic. Follow Drew into the Jurassic Era to live the life of a Dino Dentist for a day. Can he help a T-Rex with a wiggler? Can he clean a triceratops mouth full of muck? Can he calm a pterodactyl to help her toothache? One thing is for sure, the journey is jaw-dropping.