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K-3
This book enumerates in rhyme the many kinds of bellies found on people and animals: "High belly / Low belly / Prickly belly / Sickly belly." Undistinguished cartoons illustrate the proceedings. The final pages give familiar advice on eating a healthy diet ("Go easy on junk food / like soda and chips").