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Curl Up With Your Kids And A Good Book
Healthy Child
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Almost nothing beats sharing a good story (that teaches environmental values) with your child. In partnership with our friends at Nui, we are proud to be supporting the launch of author B.T. Hope’s new book, Curse of the Bone Pirates: Nui Island Eco-Logical Adventures. As seen through the eyes of a young boy taking on an ecological adventure, the book teaches kids about the threats to our environment and encourages them to take action at home, at school, and in their neighborhood.
Set deep in the South Pacific Ocean on exotic, fictional Nui Island, Curse of the Bone Pirates has everything kids love, like adventure, endearing characters, and exciting plot twists. As an added bonus, it also includes ideas that parents value, like science, curiosity, and wonderment for the natural world. And that’s not all, this book goes an important step further.
Woven into the plot are subtle messages on conservation and sustainability. Lessons on water purification, composting and bacteria use are revealed to the reader as 6th grader Big B “Brett” Harrington’s city-life views and experiences are contrasted and challenged by the Island’s environmentally-conscious culture.
This is the second time Healthy Child has offered kudos to Nui’s ingenuity. Beyond the brains and values embedded in this book, Nui also supports physically healthy children with Nui Kid Water- a low-sugar nutritional drink that is packed with vitamins, calcium, electrolytes, fiber, & powerful antioxidants from extracts of caffeine-free green tea & 9 high antioxidant fruits. Nui has no added sweeteners like high fructose corn syrup, crystalline fructose, or other sugars, and has no artificial ingredients.
And if that wasn’t enough to brag about, Nui donates 50% of its profits to charities that empower children with healthy lifestyles, physical fitness and nutrition. 50%!! We haven’t found a single business that gives so much back. And, lucky for us, Healthy Child Healthy World is one of the beneficiaries of Nui’s charitable giving, receiving 10% of its profits.
With that in mind, please consider purchasing this important and entertaining book, perhaps as a gift for your kids, or as a donation to a classroom. Nui will graciously donate $1 to Healthy Child Healthy World for every copy of the book they sell.
Posted by 5 Components of Physical Fitness on 01/18 at 05:36 AM
Great idea! Healthy bodies and healthy minds - what a gift to give your children.