Why Wash?

by Claire Llewellyn

Aimed at children of 5 to 7 years of age, "Why wash?" explains why personal hygiene is important, what happens if an individual stops taking care of personal hygiene and what germs are and how to keep them at bay.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Claire Llewellyn is a prize-winning author of non-fiction for young readers – in 1991, she was shortlisted for the prestigious TES Junior Information Book Award for Take One: Rubbish – and in 1992, she won that award for My First Book of Time. Since then, Claire has written more than 100 children’s books on a wide range of subjects. Ask Dr K Fisher About Animals was shortlisted for the 2008 Royal Society prizes for Science Books Junior Prize.