Image: 1973 Romper Room Exercise Book
- Physical Fitness for Boys and Girls - Little Golden Book # 527 written by Nancy Claster (Author), Pictures by Sergio Leone (Illustrator), Publisher : Golden Press; "B" edition (January 1, 1964) and then reprinted by Golden Press Sydney (Publisher) 1973 #295
ROMPER ROOM EXERCISE BOOK is a vintage Little Golden Book from 1973, part of the Romper Room series. Written by Nancy Claster and illustrated by Sergio Leone, this picture book promotes physical fitness for boys and girls through fun exercises.Inside Cover Reads:: Hopping and jumping, running and bending and stretching all of these are things that children like to do in their games. As well as being healthy fun, games provide necessary exercise and can promote all-important good posture at an early age. Realiz- ing this, President Kennedy's Council on Youth Fitness adapted many exercises especially for the famous Romper Room television program. Here are some of those exercises.
Text Examples
Page 1 - I'm The Romper Room Exercise Elf, I'll help you take care of yourself. Eat your food, get plenty of rest, And if you want a back that's straight and strong, Exercise, exercise, all day long!
Page 2 - Here is a bird, on a branch of the tree. He likes to fly. The Exercise Elf says: You can pretend to fly too!
Page 3 - Run fast and flap your arms like wings. Your arms will grow strong and long, and your legs will grow sturdy and strong.
1973 Book
1973 Intro
1964 Intro
1964 Page 1-2
1964 Page 3-4
1964 Page 5-6
1964 Page 7-8
1964 Page 9-10
1964 Page 11-12
1964 Page 13-14
1964 Page 15-16
1964 Specs
1964 Front Cover
1964 Back Cover
1973 Inside Back Cover
1973 Back CoverAlso keep an eye out for "Romper Room – A Book About Manners"
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