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Language
English
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"Bill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As compulsively readable as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read owner's manual for everybody. Bill Bryson once again proves himself to be an incomparable companion as he guides us through the human body--how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself, and (unfortunately)...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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"We assume we know our bodies intimately, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory. How many of us understand the way seizures affect the brain, how the heart is connected to wellbeing, or the why the foot carries the key to our humanity? In Adventures in Human Being, award-winning author Gavin Francis leads readers on a journey into the hidden pathways of the human body, offering a guide to its inner workings and a celebration of its marvels....
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
"Understand the human body as never before, from the smallest components of a cell to complex body systems. Explore human anatomy in incredible detail and clarity through virtually life-size 3-D illustrations and scans. Discover how the body works, how it changes from infancy to old age, and what can go wrong and why"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton and Company
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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Combining science, history and culture, this guide to the human body explores every aspect of our anatomy from ancient body art to modern-day plastic surgery and discusses why some people are left-handed and why some cultures think the soul resides in the liver.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Looks at what pairs of children have in common, despite their obvious differences, such as Daisy and Kit both kicking hard in the swimming pool, although one's legs are short and the other's long.
8) Human body
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that there are about 600 hairs in a person's eyebrow? Or can you guess how much of your life will you spend on the toilet? Learn about all the gross things that the human body does, with this fantastically gruesome factbook! Focusing on everything truly terrible that happens to us, Gross and Ghastly: Human Body is a stomach churning journey that investigates how and why our bodies can be so disgusting. Travel from your head to your toes...
Author
Series
Gooney Bird volume 6
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Gooney Bird's Great Uncle Walter lends her second grade class a skeleton while they study human anatomy, and at the end of the month the students use Gooney Bird's charm bracelet to present all they have learned.
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The Bare Naked Book has been a beloved fixture in libraries, classrooms, and at-home story times since its original publication in 1986. Now, this revised edition is ready to meet a new generation of readers. The text has been updated to reflect currentunderstandings of gender and inclusion, which are also showcased in the brand-new, vibrant illustrations by Melissa Cho"--
"Bodies, bodies! Big and small, short and tall, young and old-Every BODY...
11) Your inner fish
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
Examines the many ways that our animal ancestors shaped our anatomical destiny. Using both the fossil record and DNA evidence, traces various parts of the human body's structure to creatures that lived long, long, ago.
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