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Books in the Health genre:

Zingo and the Magic Beasts (1926)

A brochure advertising Colgate's Ribbon Dental Cream. 

Author(s): None
Illustrator(s): None

Zingo and the Magic Beasts (1926)

A brochure advertising Colgate's Ribbon Dental Cream.

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

A Birthday and Some Memories (1928)

Writings on the diamond jubilee of Eno’s Fruit Salt, a popular antacid. Includes an illustration by Rackham.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham
Edmund J. Sullivan

The Story of Health (1931)

A book about health for elementary school.

Author(s): Frances Hope Kerr Holway
Illustrator(s): Elmer Hader

Nurse Cavell (1933)

A play based on the life of Edith Cavell, a British nurse working in Belgium during World War I who was shot by a German military tribunal for assisting allied soldiers to escape to neutral Holland.

The Health Parade (1939)

A grade school text book.

Author(s): J. Mace Andress
Et al
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Doctor Squash, The Doll Doctor (1952)

Dr. Squash fixes the dolls when they are sick, and when he falls ill they rally around.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): J. P. Miller

Best in Children’s Books Volume 22 (1959)

A collection of stories, poems and articles, many of which have new illustrations. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Best in Children’s Books Volume 27 (1959)

A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Rupert the Rhinoceros (1960)

Rupert the nearsighted rhino is a danger to his friends, until he gets a pair of glasses. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Carl Memling
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

The I Hate to Housekeep Book (1962)

A humorous guide to housekeeping.

Author(s): Peg Bracken
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

Tommy Visits the Doctor (1962)

Tommy goes to the doctor so he will grow up big and strong.

Curious George Goes to the Hospital (1966)

When Curious George swallows a jigsaw puzzle piece it gives him a stomach ache and he ends up in the hospital.

Author(s): Margret Rey
Illustrator(s): H. A. Rey

It All Started with Hippocrates (1966)

A very funny and warped version of the history of medicine.

Author(s): Richard Armour
Illustrator(s): Campbell Grant

Richard Scarry’s Things to Know (1971)

This is a collection of material from previously published Golden Press Richard Scarry books. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Good Night Richard Rabbit (1972)

Little Richard Rabbit does not want to go to bed.

Author(s): Robert Kraus
Illustrator(s): N. M. Bodecker

Good Night Richard Rabbit: Good Night Little ABC (1972)

Two going to bed books in one.

Author(s): Robert Kraus
Illustrator(s): N. M. Bodecker

Nicky Goes to the Doctor (1972)

A child has his annual check up and gets his vaccinations.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Richard Scarry’s Babykins and his Family (1973)

Seven stories about Babykins and his family. This was likely put together from previously issued books by Scarry.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

The Me Book (1974)

Animals demonstrate the things active kids can do.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Jean Tymms
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

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