Minerals do many jobs, including building strong bones and healthy skin and hair. This title explains why people need to eat minerals and the best foods to get these nutrients. Features include text, images, table of contents, infographics, glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

"Discusses what vitamins are, what they do, and what foods contain them. Also gives the consequences of not eating vitamins"--Provided by publisher.

"Discusses what protein is, what it does, and what foods contain it. Also gives the consequences of not eating protein"--Provided by publisher.

If you love biochemistry and adorable anthropomorphic proteins, this book is for you! Teach babies, kids, undergrads, graduate students, and that slow post-doc in the lab all about proteins. Learn what proteins do for our bodies, how they are made, and how they do their jobs. Then, take a closer look at two amazing proteins, myosin, and rhodopsin! Lots of fun and learning to be had by scientists of all ages.

Describes the different types of vegetables and explains where they come from and how they end up in the grocery store.

A young boy with a stomach ache visits the doctor and learns about how the body digests food and gets rid of waste, which makes him more comfortable with using the toilet.