Healthy eating and exercise
Dinosaur Douglas and the Rumble Grumble Tum
The average five-year-old eats their own body weight in sugar every year. Dinosaur Douglas and his rumble grumble tum find out why fruit, vegetables and running about beat a bag of sweets.
£5.99
Paperback picture book, ages 3-6. Postage added at checkout.
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Look inside
Front and back
Tap the back cover to read the rhyme that opens the story. Like every Dinosaur Douglas book, it is written to be chanted along with by the second reading.
Why Heather wrote it
The problem behind the story
When Heather discovered the average five-year-old was consuming the equivalent of their body weight in sugar each year, she created a fun, rhyming story about Dinosaur Douglas, with input from Paediatric Consultants at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
Over-eating sugary food and drinks can lead to dental decay, weight gain and obesity, affecting children’s wellbeing, causing low self-esteem, bullying and missed school days. Yet this can be avoided by educating children while they are very young.
Dinosaur Douglas and the Rumble Grumble Tum uses the familiar, inimitable character of Dinosaur Douglas to encourage children to think about the food they eat, and to exercise.
What people say
Story books that convey a vital health message have to be convincing and well illustrated, and Heather’s use of rhymes combined with Alex’s terrific illustrations will ensure that they grab the children’s attention right from the word go. Dinosaurs are still number one on children’s list of favourite subjects, so this is a sure-fire winner.
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