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Leo And The Game Squad Teacher Edition

Leo And The Game Squad Teacher Edition

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Turn Nutrition Lessons into a High-Stakes AdventureFinally, a middle grade book that makes health science, biology, and healthy habits as exciting as a video game.Struggling to get kids interested in nutrition, sleep hygiene, or the human body? Tired of "eat your veggies" lectures that go in one ear and out the other? Leo and the Game Squad is the engagement tool you've been looking for.Written for students in grades 3-6 (ages 8-12), this fast-paced STEM adventure helps children visualize exactly what happens inside their bodies when they fuel up on junk food versus healthy choices.Why Parents and Teachers Choose This Book:Makes Science Visible: abstract concepts like blood cells, oxygen transport, the immune system, and metabolism become tangible characters and plot points.Social-Emotional Learning (SEL): Beyond biology, the story tackles stress eating, coping skills, and the emotional reality of military families dealing with deployment.Teaches Without Preaching: The "video game" format allows kids to learn about the consequences of sugar addiction and sedentary behavior through cause-and-effect storytelling, not lectures.Versatile Educational Resource: Perfect for health class curriculums, science units, school counseling, or as a homeschool biology supplement.
Perfect For:Classroom Read-Alouds: Engaging chapters that spark instant discussion about health and habits.School Counselors & Nurses: A gentle entry point for discussing self-care, body awareness, and mental focus.Homeschool Families: A fun way to combine literacy and science requirements.
A high-stakes STEM adventure where video games meet human biology.Seventh-grader Leo is fighting a battle on two fronts. On the screen, he's a master gamer. But in real life, he is tired, foggy, and fueled by a steady diet of soda and spicy chips while he waits for his father to return from deployment. One night, a mysterious glitch during a gaming marathon changes everything, warping Leo and his best friends, Jamal and Nia, inside Leo's own body.Thrust into a neon-lit biological world, the "Game Squad" discovers that Leo's internal system is crashing. A massive blockage of sugar sludge and grease has stalled the bloodstream superhighway, cutting off oxygen to the brain and leaving the immune system in panic mode.Guided by Flo, a spirited cellular tour guide, the trio must navigate the complexities of human physiology to clear the blockage. But the mission is compromised: Agent T, a suspicious memory T-cell, views the kids as foreign invaders and is ready to hit "delete." To save Leo's health and escape the game, the squad must use teamwork, science, and strategy to defeat the junk food monsters clogging the system.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
242
Release Date:
2025-11-29
Publication Date:
2025-12-18
Publisher:
GENAK Publishing
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1970490020
ISBN13:
9781970490022
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Maximum Reading Age:
18
Weight:
264 g
Height:
127 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
13 cm
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