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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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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) the ways it can fail. Full of extraordinary facts (your body made a million red blood cells since you started reading this) and irresistible Bryson-esque anecdotes, The Body will lead you to a deeper understanding of the miracle that is life in general and you in...
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
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Neil Shubin, a leading paleontologist and professor of anatomy who discovered Tiktaalik--the "missing link" that made headlines around the world in April 2006--tells the story of evolution by tracing the organs of the human body back millions of years, long before the first creatures walked the earth. By examining fossils and DNA, Shubin shows us that our hands actually resemble fish fins, our head is organized like that of a long-extinct jawless...
Author
Series
Very short introductions volume 418
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Examines "all the complex processes that keep our bodies alive and thriving, from the basic building blocks of the body--our cells--to skin, muscles, and bones and the ways in which our many parts work together. Learn about the senses, how we read faces and body language, nutrition and immunity, the brain, sleep, memory, dreams, and much more"--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Gooney Bird volume 6
Language
English
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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
Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"We all have plenty of long-held ideas about our bodies, but for many of us our bodies remain uncharted territory. In Adventures in Human Being, physician and award-winning author Gavin Francis leads readers on a journey into the hidden pathways of the human body, from the brain's pea-sized pineal gland--the so-called "seat of the soul"--to the delicate machinery of the hand, and from the cranium to the calcaneum, the largest bone in the foot. Drawing...
9) My body
Author
Series
Publisher
Clavis
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Your body! Do you know everything about your body inside and out? What do your eyes and nose help you do? How many bones are in the human body? What are organs? What makes you jump and dance? In this book you'll learn everything you've always wanted to know about your body. Fact and fun merge in this big book with sing-along songs, fold-out pages, and a body-quiz...all so you can become a real expert. Let's take a look at our bodies.
Author
Publisher
Welbeck Children's, an imprint of Welbeck Children's Limited
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"This visual encyclopedia takes young readers on a voyage around every aspect of the human body, explaining every aspect of how the body works. The human body as you've never seen it before! This brand-new visual encyclopedia takes young readers on a fantastic voyage around every aspect of the human body. Featuring amazing CG illustrations, stunning photography and cutting-edge information, it explains every aspect of how your body works. This encyclopedia...
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Series
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Readers take a fresh approach to the human body by discovering its functions in terms that don't make their brains explode like water balloons from too much technical jargon! Sixty-eight chapters explain different parts of the body
17) My body
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Provides an introduction to the parts of the human body and the five senses.
Author
Publisher
QEB Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Take a journey into the weird and wonderful world inside you! Follow your food as it travels through your body. Take a deep breath and explore your lungs. Let your mind boggle at what your brain can do. Packed with lively illustrations to reveal your boy's amazing secrets, this book is perfect for a parent and child to read together or to explore independently.
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Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to the Human Body Theater, where your master of ceremonies is going to lead you through a theatrical revue of each and every biological system of the human body! Starting out as a skeleton, the MC puts on a new layer of her costume (her body) with each "act." By turns goofy and intensely informative, the Human Body Theater is always accessible and always entertaining." --
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Language
English
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2023 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 4 & 5
Books You May Have Missed 2022: Combined
Titles Worth Trying: Nonfiction [Grades 3-5]
Books You May Have Missed 2022: Combined
Titles Worth Trying: Nonfiction [Grades 3-5]
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"A perfect STEM resource: This illustrated tour of our "leftover" body parts (like the appendix, or even goosebumps) introduces readers age 7-11 to the bizarre and fascinating science of evolution. Welcome to the weirdest museum you'll ever explore--the one inside your body. Did you know your amazing, incredible body is a walking, talking museum of evolution? In The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers, tour guides Wisdom Tooth and Disappearing Kidney lead...
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