Download Edition

---

Healthy Hometown Heroes 2011

Price: $2.99, format: 7 page PDF, grades: K,1,2,3,4,5

Heroes come in all shapes, sizes, races and genders! In this issue readers will meeta healthy hero interviewed by the winner of Kidscoop's Young Journalist award. The Women's National Basketball Association's Tamika Catchings describes the health challenges she faces, and how she maintains a health conscious lifestyle to meet the demands of her career as she lives her dream.

In this issue students will:

• read a biography of a modern day hero
• practice math skills
• use the newspaper to locate local heroes working to keep your community healthy
• learn about asthma