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Language
English
Description
This book lets us peer into the world of microbes -- not as germs to be eradicated, but as invaluable parts of our lives -- allowing us to see how ubiquitous and vital microbes are: they sculpt our organs, defend us from disease, break down our food, educate our immune systems, guide our behavior, bombard our genomes with their genes, and grant us incredible abilities. While much of the prevailing discussion around the microbiome has focused on its...
2) Nose to toes
Author
Publisher
Boyd Mills Press
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
An engaging "whistle-stop" tour of the human body uses a factory metaphor to depict a CEO who dispatches orders from the brain while teams of busy workers endeavor to keep each "department" running smoothly, from lab workers mixing gastric juices in the stomach to park keepers on the skin who use sweat-gland sprinklers.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This complete (and completely gross) guide to the human body is the hilarious debut nonfiction children's book from world-wide multi-million bestselling author and former doctor Adam Kay! Do you ever think about your body and how it works? Like really, really think about it? The human body is extraordinary and fascinating and, well...pretty weird. Yours is weird, mine is weird, your math teacher's is even weirder. This book is going to tell you what's...
Author
Publisher
Welbeck Children's, an imprint of Welbeck Children's Limited
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"This encyclopedia contains the most up-to-date information on everything from the inner workings of a cell, to how the heart pumps blood around the body, to the neuron fireworks in your brain. Find out how your 206 bones work with over 600 muscles to getyou moving, why we laugh, cry, and hiccup, and even how to fuel and exercise your body to stay healthy. Unlike older encyclopedias, The Ultimate Human Body Encyclopedia has been built from the ground...
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
In this collection, writers of various ages and across racial, cultural, and gender identities share stories about the period. Each of our twelve authors brings an individual perspective and sensibility. They write about homeless periods, nonexistent periods, male periods, political periods, and more. Told with warmth and humor, these essays celebrate all kinds of period experiences. -- amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Co
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"What Makes Your Body Work? explains the inner workings of some of the body's major organs and systems. Readers can perform fun easy experiments that will help them measure their own lung volume or understand why the brain can decipher ltteers in the wrnog oredr in a wrod. Entertaining illustrations and explanatory diagrams give details that help reveal what really makes the body work."--
11) The human body
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
13) Human body
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Brilliantly designed and marvelous in its mechanics, the human body is incredible. With stunning footage and powerful first hand accounts, take a fantastic journey through an ordinary day in the life of the human body. Witness striking feats of medical advancement, from glimpses of open-brain surgery to real-time views of Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler's vocal chords. Meet athletes and other unique people who push the human body to its ultimate limits....
Author
Series
Parts books (Tedd Arnold) volume 3
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
A young boy is worried about what will happen to his body when he hears such expressions as "I'm tongue-tied," "don't give me any of your lip," and "I put my foot in my mouth."
17) More parts
Author
Series
Parts books (Tedd Arnold) volume 2
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
A young boy is worried about what will happen to his body when he hears such expressions as "give him a hand," "laugh your head off," and "hold your tongue."
Author
Series
Publisher
Rise
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Developed by experts in the fields of early childhood and activism against injustice, this topic-driven board book offers clear, concrete language and imagery to introduce the concept of body positivity. This book serves to celebrate the uniqueness of your body and all bodies, and address the unfair rules and ideas that currently exist about bodies. It ends with motivational action points for making the world more fair for all! The backmatter offers...
20) Power up
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The companion to the popular and award-winning A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars. This captivating and educational picture book from Seth Fishman and Isabel Greenberg introduces young readers to basic facts about energy and the human body. Fun, informative and accessible, Power Up is perfect for classroom and family sharing.
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