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A global movement guided by love. Humans are a varied and divergent bunch with all manner of beliefs, morals, and bodies. Systems of oppression thrive off our inability to make peace with difference and injure the relationship we have with our own bodies. The Body Is Not an Apology offers radical self-love as the balm to heal the wounds inflicted by these violent systems. World-renowned activist and poet Sonya Renee Taylor invites us to reconnect...
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
2003-
Language
English
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In this 32-lecture video course, Dr. Anthony Goodman puts a solid understanding of human anatomy and physiology easily. You'll learn to see the structure and functioning of our bodies as an awesome, integrated unity, a perspective that reveals the logic and symmetry of the human organism with compelling clarity.
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Little, Brown and Company
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English
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Debilitating brain disorders are on the rise--from children diagnosed with autism and ADHD to adults developing dementia at younger ages than ever before. But a medical revolution is underway that can solve this problem: astonishing new research sheds light on the influence of the human microbiome in every aspect of health, including your nervous system. In Brain Maker Dr. Perlmutter explains the potent interplay between intestinal microbes and the...
7) Nose to toes
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Boyd Mills Press
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
9) Human body
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Scholastic Reference
Pub. Date
[2001]
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English
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A simple explanation of how the human body works, discussing the five senses, muscles, bones, digestion, the heart, and the brain.
10) Human body
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Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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A definitive guide to anatomy and physiology covers basic principles, providing in-depth tours of various body systems while offering photo-realistic and three-dimensional images of body organs and processes.
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Kingfisher
Pub. Date
c2012
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English
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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.
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Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"A grab bag of historic spleens, chins, and more, this is your ultimate literary dissection of body parts throughout history! From famous craniums to prominent breasts, ancient spleens and bound feet, this book will bring history to life in a whole new way. With their inimitable wit and probing intelligence, authors Kathy and Ross Petras look at the role the human body has played throughout history as each individual part becomes a jumping-off point...
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Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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"The fourth book in this internationally best-selling series explores lots of aspects of the body including birth, growth, ageing, senses, the brain, and genetics, but from a family standpoint rather than a straight non-fiction perspective. Features the exploratory, questioning framework and quirky treatment that has worked so well for the series."--Amazon website.
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Blue Sky Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A celebration of how the body's parts work together, from hands and eyes to lips and heart, allowing one to exist in the wondrous universe. Includes instructions for making a book.
16) Body actions
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Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Young readers learn about the human body and how the skeletal, muscular, respiratory, and circulatory systems function.
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Basic Books
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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A physician and award-winning author discusses the transitions and experiences the human body goes through during a lifetime, including puberty, childbirth and getting a tattoo and discusses the biological, psychological and philosophical natures of identity.
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Blending history, science, and culture, a stunning and highly engaging evolutionary story exploring how walking on two legs allowed humans to become the planet’s dominant species. Humans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four legs--a locomotion known as bipedalism. We strive to be upstanding citizens, honor those who stand tall and proud, and take a stand against injustices. We follow in each other’s footsteps and celebrate a child’s...
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Catapult
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Selected from the archives of Catapult magazine, the essays in Body Language affirm and challenge the personal and political conversations around human bodies from the perspectives of thirty writers diverse in race, age, gender, size, sexuality, health, ability, geography, and class--a brilliant group probing and speaking their own truths about their bodies and identities, refusing to submit to others' expectations about how their bodies should look,...
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Firefly Books (U.S.) Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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An exciting visual guide to the unseen and unknown wonders of the human body. 206 bones. Ten fingers. Two eyes. One heart. We may think we know the human body, but it turns to hold a lot of surprises. Published to coincide with a major new prime time BBC series, this specially commissioned book combines cutting-edge science with cutting-edge technology to present the human body as we've never seen before. Pioneering specialist photography and digital...
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