Some of the words you have met in this book may be new to you. Many of them are words you'll meet again, so they are good words to know. Here are some of these words. Next to each word you are shown...
Books to Read
If you enjoy reading about how your body works and what makes you like and different from other people, look for these and other books in your school and public libraries. Ages 5 to 8 All About Me...
I will always be me
I was when I was a baby. I am me now. And I will still be when I grow up. Some things about me are different than they were when I was a baby. My body is bigger and stronger than it was. I can do...
The secret me
The Secret Me is un-see-able. The Secret Me lives in my brain and looks at the world through my eyes. The Secret Me thinks and dreams and plans and makes me act. Those thoughts and dreams and plans...
Unmatched me
I look in a mirror and I see that the two sides of my face do not match. One of my eyebrows is a little straighter than the other. One ear is set higher on the side of my head than my other ear. The...
Noses know me
Flowers smell sweet. Clean clothes smell clean. A dog smells doggy. A fish smells fishy. Everything has its own special scent. And so do I. A bloodhound could find me if I were lost. My scent gets...
Look at my voice
No one's voice is exactly like mine. And my voice isn't always exactly the same. But people usually know me by my voice. I use my lips, my tongue, and my teeth when I speak. I also use the soft part...
Marks that are mine
No one else has fingerprints, handprints, or footprints exactly like mine. If I press my finger on a window, I can see the fingerprint I leave there. No one in the world has fingerprints exactly...
It’s my face
I don't think about my face very often, because I live behind it. But other people notice it. Sometimes they don't seem to believe I look like myself. Grandma thinks I'm like her side of the family....
There’s Nobody Exactly Like Me
There’s Nobody Exactly Like Me There’s Nobody Exactly Like Me