Learn Healthy Eating Habits and Help Kids Avoid the Flu! Flu season is here and germs abound. So how can you stay healthy? This program teaches kids how to prevent getting and spreading the flu with easy to remember germ prevention techniques and fun sing-along songs to help kids remember how to avoid catching the flu! Past Winner "Top 10 DVDs of the Year!" - School Library Journal. The songs are easy to learn, fun to sing and filled with lots of important information to help kids stay healthy. This is a terrific way to teach basic health concepts with humor and music." - Brigadoon Elementary, WA. The Flu Prevention Song helps parents teach their child how to avoid catching the flu and spreading it to others. Join the Grammy award winning Kingston Trio along with their guests Julie and Brownie for a song filled program that teaches kids how to avoid catching the flu and develop healthy habits that will last a lifetime. Good health habits like covering your cough and sneeze and washing your hands often can help stop the spread of germs and prevent respiratory illnesses like the flu. This fun filled program teaches five, easy to learn songs with catchy lyrics and plenty of fun and laughter to illustrate healthy eating habits, washing hands and good exercise. Our host Julie also explores what's in our food, how to prevent flu and colds by easy to remember basic germ prevention techniques. Achoo! Here's what you do to stop the flu! Wash your hands everyday before you eat and before you play! Cover your mouth and nose when you cough and sneeze! The Kingston Trio, Grammy award-winning folk group, along with Julie Thompson and Brownie Macintosh (The Julie and Brownie Show) offer good suggestions via skits and five catchy sing-along tunes. Urging both prevention and treatment, they encourage washing hands, staying hydrated, getting adequate rest, exercising and eating a healthy diet. Sneezing into your elbow is demonstrated many times during the song. 3 Stars. Recommended - Video Librarian. "Ac-choo! What do you do? What do you do to stop the flu? Everyone will be singing along to the catchy title song and plenty of others in this program that offer tips for kids that are designed to both help prevent common illnesses and encourage healthy living. The simple and fun tunes - which feature a bouncing ball over onscreen lyrics for karaoke-style sing-along learning - are led by the legendary folk group The Kingston Trio, along with childrens entertainers Julie and Brownie. This is a fun way of teaching kids how to keep healthy and safe. As an added bonus you'll also learn about the USDA My Food Plate and how we need to eat right to stay healthy. An ideal program for parents and children everywhere, schools, kids groups, churches, hospitals and health organizations to teach proper preventative health and nutrition to avoid catching the flu.

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Top Ten DVD's of the Year! - School Library Journal. "Flu season is here and germs abound. How can you stay healthy? The Kingston Trio, Grammy award-winning folk group, along with Julie Thompson and Brownie Macintosh (The Julie and Brownie Show) offer good suggestions via skits and five catchy sing-along tunes. Urging both prevention and treatment, they encourage washing hands, staying hydrated, getting adequate rest, exercising, and eating a healthy diet. Sneezing into your elbow is demonstrated many times during the title song. Viewers are encouraged to read labels, and the new MyPlate nutritional guidelines are introduced. There's even a short video comparing soda to water. Links to the sheet music for all the songs are provided. The production features a diverse group of children. The songs are easy to learn, fun to sing and filled with lots of important information to help kids stay healthy. This is a terrific way to teach basic health concepts with humor and music." -Teresa Bateman, Brigadoon Elementary, WA. - School Library Journal December. 3 Stars. Recommended - Video Librarian. "Ac-choo! What do you do? What do you do to stop the flu? Viewers will be singing along to the catchy title song and plenty of others in this program that offers tips for kids that are designed to both help prevent common illnesses and encourage healthy living. The simple and fun tunes - which feature a bouncing ball over onscreen lyrics for karaoke-style sing-along learning - are led by the legendary folk group The Kingston Trio, along with children's entertainers Julie and Brownie. This is an educational way to teach kids basic, lifelong smart choices. "The Kingston Trio and performers Julie and Brownie join forces in this lively program, which offers cold- and flu-prevention tips and introduces healthy eating habits through five songs and live-action footage. Kids are seen washing hands, sneezing into their elbows, and romping in the fresh air, while the musicians sing catchy songs that reinforce healthy behaviors. Lyrics are captioned onscreen so viewers can sing along or follow the bouncing ball that tracks each word. - Candace Smith, Booklist Online

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