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Why is it So Hard to Breathe?
A first look at asthma.
By Pat Thomas
An easy-to-understand text complemented with color illustrations reassures children who suffer from asthma, explaining what it is and reminding them that with proper treatment and medical council, they can participate in all childhood activities and lead normal lives.
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Why Am I So Tired?
A first look at childhood diabetes.
By Pat Thomas
Only a few generations ago, children who suffered from diabetes seldom survived to adulthood. Thanks to medical research, that situation has dramatically changed for the better.
A First Look at diabetes looks at what it is to have diabetes. It is a gentle introduction saying what diabetes is and the importance of taking their medication on schedule and maintaining a correct diet to ensure that they enjoy long, active, and productive lives.
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Do I Have to Go to Hospital?
A first look at going to hospital.
By Pat Thomas
In simple and reassuring terms, this entertaining book helps kids understand that sometimes, when they are sick, it is best that they go to a hospital. They can make new friends, have visitors, get special care from doctors and nurses–and best of all, get well again.
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Do I Have to Go to School?
A fist look at starting school.
By Pat Thomas
A beautifully illustrated picture book for children who are starting school for the first time. Going to school is a huge change for young children, this book encourages children to discover the joy of learning new things, meeting new people and having new experiences.
Notes for parents and teachers at the back of the book provide valuable advice for how to share this book with your child or class.
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The 21st Century is Making You Fat
by Pat Thomas
How your environment makes you put on weight – and what you can do about it.
Obesity is now officially at epidemic proportions throughout the Western world. New scientific evidence suggests that the time-honoured reasons for weight gain, namely too much food and too little exercise may not be the whole story.
Environmental and social factors rife in the 21st century, such as insufficient sleep, overheating of homes and workplaces, and an overuse of prescription drugs may also be to blame. Furthermore, exposure to hormone-disrupting chemicals, known as ‘chemical calories’, may be making all of us vulnerable to weight-gain.
Featuring scientifically-reasoned advice, this book reveals the full story about the obesity crisis our society is facing, and what we can do to improve our own lifestyles and the health of the country on the whole.
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I’m Telling the Truth
A fist look at honesty.
by Pat Thomas
Children are shown that although being honest can be hard sometimes, it is worth it. Everyone likes people who speak the truth and keep their word. Kids learn that when we all practice being honest, the world becomes a fairer and happier place to live in.
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A Slice of Organic Life
editor: Sheherazade Goldsmith
Find your own slice of the ‘The Good Life’
Bake bread. Start a wormery. Shop locally. Plant a tree. Find out how to get closer to the soil, without going the whole hog. Discover 80 simple, eco projects you can dip in and out of, from growing salad on your window-sill, to collecting rainwater. Pick up what you need using the directory of useful organic stockists and websites, then choose a project to suit your pocket and lifestyle. You don’t need a garden, special equipment, or even much time.
Pat Thomas’ contributions included a variety of spreads on naturally healthy toiletries and cosmetics.
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What’s in This Stuff?
by Pat Thomas
The essential guide to what’s really in the products you buy.
We all like to buy things that make our lives easier, keep us healthy and provide a bit of luxury. But, few of us are aware that many of the products we buy every day are polluting our homes and bodies.
In this fascinating and sometimes shocking book, Pat Thomas reveals that many widely-used products contain a cocktail of cheap, poorly-tested chemicals that are implicated in long-term health problems.
Many of us now scan food labels for unwanted ingredients, yet we unthinkingly use toiletries and other products that contain a multitude of undesirable chemicals, believing that what we put on our bodies is not as influential to health as what we put in them. However, scientists now believe that household and beauty products and everyday foods expose us a witches’ brew of chemicals that wage a kind of chemical warfare against our bodies.
Wide-ranging and practical, “What’s In This Stuff?” examines everything from food additives, beauty products and household cleaners, to pharmaceutical products and garden and pet supplies. It also contains a glossary of chemicals and E numbers, a list of the 50 chemicals you should definitely avoid, and suggests non-toxic alternatives to conventional products.
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My Manners Matter
A first look at being polite.
By Pat Thomas
Boys and girls learn that good manners are a simple way of showing kindness and respect to people they know–and to people they don’t know. They are shown that being polite makes working and playing together more enjoyable for everyone.
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I Can Be Safe
A first look at safety.
By Pat Thomas
his book explores the issue of safety for young children. It explains the importance of understanding the difference between what is safe and what is not, and goes on to look at how children can feel safe at home, at school, in the playground, in the street, and elsewhere. Information on natural ‘instinct’ is given and advice for children on what to do if they feel scared at any time. The book concludes by explaining that learning to look after themselves is a big part of growing up for everybody.
