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Books in Body Focus series

  • Muscles: Injury, Illness and Health

    Carol Ballard

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, May 1, 2003)
    Discusses the structure of muscles, exploring how muscles work, their role in helping the body move, and various illnesses and injuries that affect muscles.
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  • The Immune System

    C. Ballard

    Hardcover (Heinemann, Aug. 16, 2003)
    This coverage of the human body provides a library resource for students studying biology topics. Each book looks at the basic structure of a system or set of organs, its function, its role in the health of the individual and its relationships with other organs and systems. The books includes information on how the system can be affected and/or damaged by substances such as drugs and by physical injuries. They have an emphasis on the issue of keeping healthy and focus on sport science and how injuries and illness can affect teenagers.
  • The Immune System: Injury, Illness and Heath

    Carol Ballard

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, May 1, 2003)
    Discusses the immune system; including the cells, tissues, and organs involved in its function; and explains its role in keeping the body free from illness and disease.
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  • Body Focus: Heart and Blood

    Carol Ballard

    Hardcover (Heinemann Educational Books - Library Division, Jan. 23, 2003)
    None
  • Bones

    Carol Ballard

    Paperback (Heinemann Educational Books Ltd, Sept. 15, 2003)
    None
  • Brain: Injury, Illness and Health

    Steve Parker

    Library Binding
    This book explores how the brain helps our bodies to function. The book explains the structure of the brain, describes the different illnesses that can affect our brains, from headaches to strokes, and outlines ways we can keep our brains healthy.
  • Spinal Cord and Nerves : Injury, Illness and Health

    Steve Parker

    Paperback (Heinemann Educational Books Ltd, June 1, 2004)
    None
  • The Philippine Insurrection, 1899-1902: America's Only Try for an Overseas Empire

    John E. Walsh

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Jan. 1, 1973)
    Traces the causes, events, and results of the insurrection resulting from the United States decision not to grant Philippine independence at the end of the Spanish-American war.
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  • The Reproductive System: Injury, Illness, and Health

    Steve Parker, Adam Miller

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 28, 2009)
    This book explores how the human body reproduces itself, including the structure of the male and female systems. It explains the different illnesses and injuries that can affect the reproductive system, from sexually transmitted diseases to problems during pregnancy, and outlines ways to keep healthy.
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  • Eyes

    Carol Ballard, Adam Miller

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 28, 2009)
    This book explores how the eyes see and how they help us function. It explains the structure of the eyes, describes the different illnesses and injuries that can affect our eyes - from conjunctivitis to blindness - and outlines ways we can keep our eyes healthy.
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  • Brain: Injury, Illness, and Health

    Steve Parker, Adam Miller

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 28, 2009)
    This book explores how the brain helps our bodies to function. The book explains the structure of the brain, describes the different illnesses that can affect our brains, from headaches to strokes, and outlines ways we can keep our brains healthy.
    Z
  • Lungs

    Carol Ballard, Adam Miller

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 28, 2009)
    This book explores why the respiratory system is such a vital part of the human body, including the structure of the lungs. It explains the different illnesses and injuries that can affect your lungs and breathing, from asthma to smoking-related diseases, and outlines ways to keep your lungs healthy.
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