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Kangaroo and his family love keeping fit. This book follows a day in the life of the kangaroos to find out how keeping fit helps them, and it provides lots of advice for its human readers. Information includes the different types of exercise children can try and how to exercise safely.

The Healthy Habits series for children aged 4 plus, features key information about how to stay healthy in mind and body, simply told and brought to life through a relatable animal guide alongside bright and gently humorous illustrations. The books have lots of good advice for human children and a little bit of learning about the animal world, to keep things interesting for young animal lovers. Titles in the series:

Dog’s Guide to Helping Others
Sloth’s Guide to Keeping Calm
Kangaroo’s Guide to Keeping Fit
Lemur’s Guide to Healthy Eating
Koala’s Guide to Sleep
Leopard’s Guide to Keeping Fit
Panda’s Guide to Mental Wellbeing
Elephant’s Guide to Making Friends

This is a fun and informative book from the ‘Healthy Habits’ series that uses animal characters to tell a story and share an important message.

Just like the title says, this book promotes awareness of what food children are putting into their bodies and the importance of eating a balanced diet – all through the eyes of Lemur as we journey through a day in his life.

This book is well suited for KS1 children and would be best shared by a teacher or parent, as a starting point for discussion. The colourful illustrations will grab the attention of younger readers. The final few pages of the text are perfect for use in the classroom – to help summarise the key learning from the story and the glossary also provides child-friendly definitions of some of the more complex vocabulary.

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