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Books in What Happens When...? series

  • What happens when you talk?

    Joy Richardson

    Hardcover (G, )
    None
  • What happens when you breathe?

    Joy Richardson

    Hardcover (Gareth Stevens Pub, March 15, 1986)
    Describes how we use air to build our bodies and to keep ourselves alive and active.
  • What happens when you run?

    Joy Richardson

    Unknown Binding (G, )
    None
  • What Happens When You Grow?

    Joy Richardson

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, May 1, 1986)
    Describes how our bodies grow, how the muscles and bones become larger and stronger, and how our bodies change as we grow older.
    R
  • What happens when you hurt yourself?

    Joy Richardson

    Hardcover (G, Jan. 15, 1986)
    Describes what happens when the body sustains an injury and how it heals itself.
  • What Happens When Rain Falls

    Daphne Butler

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Oct. 1, 1995)
    Explains where rainwater goes and discusses fog, floods, reservoirs, dams, and the importance of water to sustain life
    M
  • Fitness Fiasco

    Verity Weaver, Courtney Huddleston

    Paperback (Jolly Fish Press, Jan. 1, 2020)
    The Fall Family Fitness Festival promises to be the highlight of Justice Payne Middle Schools yearas long as the sixth graders can overcome their nerves long enough to present their physical activity to the public. But two hours before the festivals start, students arrive at the gym to a disaster: Haileys yoga station and Dawsons karate station have been trashed. Who would have ruined these stations? Was it a rival karate kid? Or maybe it was Dawson himself, hoping to prevent a recap of his previous disastrous brick-breaking attempt? Was it the new girl trying to take Haileys spot in her friend group? Or was it a concerned father, hoping to get his daughter out of the project? Crack open a What Happened? book to investigate a preposterous mystery from four different perspectives. See what the witnesses gets right . . . and what they get hilariously wrong. Bet you'll never guess what really happened!
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  • What Happens When Rain Falls?

    Daphne Butler

    Hardcover (Hodder Wayland, Jan. 31, 1993)
    None
  • What Happens When You Touch and Feel?

    Joy Richardson

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, May 1, 1986)
    Describes how the body sends messages to the brain registering touch and sensation.
    K
  • What Happens When Flowers Grow?

    Daphne Butler

    Hardcover (Hodder Wayland, May 31, 1995)
    None
  • What Happens When You Catch a Cold?

    Joy Richardson

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, May 1, 1986)
    Describes how our bodies use their resources to fight off infections such as colds and sore throats. Includes activities illustrating how germs spread and how the body reacts to colds.
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  • What Happens When People Talk

    Daphne Butler

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Oct. 1, 1995)
    Explains how babies learn to speak, how the voice box works, how blind and deaf people learn to communicate, and the importance of conversation
    M