Are you looking for literature to support classroom instruction about Dental Health & Teeth? Check out Our Editors’ Choices for titles recommended by the Education World team. Then it's your turn to share books that you enjoy or use in your classroom in the Our Readers’ Voices section below. With your help, we will build the best list on the Web of Best Books for teaching about Dental Health & Teeth.
Open Wide: Tooth School Inside
by Laurie Keller (2003)
It's time for tooth school, and Dr. Flossman is excited to meet the incoming class of thirty-two-eight incisors, four canines, eight premolars, and twelve molars, including the four wisdom teeth. There's just so much to learn-from brushing and flossing and dentin and pulp to every student's nightmare: tooth decay! Best read with a toothbrush in hand, this hilarious book is full of interesting facts and a classroom of quirky characters.
Junie B., First Grader: Toothless Wonder
by Barbara Park (2003)
Yikes. It's a looth tooth! One of Junie B. Jones's top front teeth is loose. Only Junie B. is not that thrilled about this development. Because what if she looks like toothless Uncle Lou? And even worse, what's all this tooth fairy business? Like, who is this woman, really? So many questions, so little time.
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Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from Around the World
by Selby Beeler (2002)
Travel around the world and discover the surprising things children do when they lose a tooth. Selby B. Beeler spent years collecting traditions from every corner of the globe for this whimsical book, and G. Brian Karas adds to the fun, filling every page with humorous detail. He perfectly captures the excitement and pride that children experience when a tooth falls out.
The Night Before the Tooth Fairy
by Natasha Wing (2003)
It wiggles, and waggles, and wiggles some more, but this little boy's stubborn tooth just won't come out. He hopes it will fall out soon, because he can't wait to meet the Tooth Fairy. This humorous tale based on Clement C. Moore's classic poem is a perfect addition to a best-selling series.
What Do the Fairies Do With All Those Teeth?
by Michel Luppens (1996)
After you placed a baby tooth under the pillow, have you ever asked, "What do the fairies do with all those teeth?" Do they make them into necklaces? Do they use them for magic potions? Or do they collect them just for fun? What do you think?
A Tooth Story
by Margaret McNamara
It's almost school picture day at Robin Hill School. There are going to be lots of empty spaces in Mrs. Connor's first-grade class -- lots of empty spaces in the smiles, that is, because most of her students are missing a tooth or two. Except for Jamie -- he still has all his teeth. No matter what he does, none of his teeth come out. Until... (Ready-to-Read,Level 1)
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The Education World Editors’ Choices above represent just a handful of the fine books that might be used to support classroom instruction about Dental Health & Teeth. Now we’re waiting for you to add to our list! Simply send us your review of a favorite book in 100 words or fewer and we will add it to the Readers’ Choices below.
Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from Around the World
