Yoko & Friends School Days: The Germ Busters - Book #6 (Yoko and Friends--School Days)
Kindergarten-Grade 2-Yoko, Nora, and Timothy are back in this story about how  germs spread. Most of the students not only sing "The Clean  Hands Song" with vigor but are also careful about their hand  washing and nose wiping. The Frank twins are the exception and  everyone else knows it. After Nora and several of her classmates  get sick, Mrs. Jenkins takes action by having Mr. Wagweed, the  science teacher, and one of her students build a Germostat  machine to check each child's paws for cleanliness before  lunchtime. The Franks are caught germ handed and promise to  "never not wash our hands again." While the cover was  illustrated by Wells, and features her canine twins, the  interior pen, ink, and watercolor pictures are by Wheeler. This  beginning reader is a good springboard for classroom discussion  about personal hygiene but seems to be more purposeful than  pleasing.Janie Schomberg, Leal Elementary School, Urbana, ILCopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.