copyright 1937, "Sixth Edition 1937" stated on title page; softbound; very good condition with unmarked pages.
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Training of school children in the selection of food is among the important recommendations of the White House Conference of Child Health and Protection, following a survey which showed that ninety-one per cent of the children studied in a group of educational institutions were choosing inadequate lunches...
The purpose of this booklet is to aid teachers in presenting in an interesting manner elementary facts about food and its part in building the body and maintaining health. The somewhat sketchy presentation is simply to provide suggestions for what it is hoped will develop into lively and more extended classroom discussions...