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  • Gruesome Guts

    Anna Claybourne

    Hardcover (QEB Publishing, July 1, 2014)
    What is your saliva for? Why do we vomit? How long does food take to pass through our bodies?Cartoon doctors take readers on a tour of the human guts and intestines, answering all the important questions about how the process from eating to passing really works. For example, what exactly are we putting in our bodies when we eat? And which areas of the body help us along when we eat?This book contains five hands-on activities, from measuring your guts, to making a model stomach!Questions help children to relate to science, and comical cartoons help them to visualise scientific facts. Each of the four books explains the functions of different organs and systems. Lively and informative text is supported by clearly labelled illustrations and detailed photographs.The Body Works series contains the following titles:Heroic Heart (978-1-60992-450-8) Fall 2013Super Skeleton (978-1-60992-451-5) Fall 2013Brilliant Brain (978-1-60992-449-2) Spring 2014Gruesome Guts (978-1-60992-448-5) Spring 2014
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  • The Endocrine System

    Lynette Rushton, Denton A Cooley M.D.

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, May 1, 2009)
    Discover how the endocrine system works to maintain an internal balance within the human body.
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  • The Nervous System

    F Fay Evans-Martin, Denton A Cooley M.D.

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, Nov. 1, 2009)
    The nervous system allows us to move, feel, and think, and it is involved in nearly all of the functions of the human body. Nerves communicate signals between the brain and muscles, allowing us to move our hands and feet. This book discusses the development and organization of this diverse system, its functions, and potential injuries.

  • What Happens When You Move?

    Jacqui Bailey

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Sept. 1, 2008)
    Presents information about how human beings move, discussing bones and muscles, what happens when they break or get strained, and how to keep them healthy and working effectively.
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  • What Happens When You Eat?

    Jacqui Bailey

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Sept. 1, 2008)
    Presents information about eating, discussing how food gets from the mouth to the rest of the body and the importance of a balanced diet.
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  • Breathing

    Anita Ganeri

    Paperback (Evans Brothers, Sept. 1, 2006)
    Designed to attract first readers to non-fiction, this series presents popular topics through a combination of illustrations and photographs linked by a simple, carefully controlled text and captions. Each book includes a "Things to do" section, glossary and index. This book looks at how our lungs work and explains how and why oxygen gets into our blood.

  • What Happens When You Breathe?

    Jacqui Bailey

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Sept. 1, 2008)
    Presents information about breathing, discussing the main organs of the body's respiratory system, their functions in inhaling and exhaling, the composition of air, and ways in which the lungs can be kept healthy.
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  • How My Body Works

    Mike Reid

    Hardcover (Hodder Wayland, )
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  • Brilliant Brain

    Anna Claybourne, Bill Greenhead

    Hardcover (QEB Publishing, July 1, 2014)
    Get to grips with your insides and discover how the body works. This series takes readers on a visual tour of the human body, from the hair on your head to the tips of your toes. Packed with disgusting facts and amazing pictures,it's sure to keep young readers readers captivated.Following on from the successful Science Crackers series, Body Works explores the science of the Human Body. Bitesize facts and gross stories make information easy to digest.Cartoon doctors take readers on a tour of the human body, answering all the important questions about how a body really works. For example, why does it feel like there are butterflies in your stomach? Why does your leg sometimes go to sleep?Questions help children to relate to science, and comical cartoons help them to visualise scientific facts. Each of the four books explains the functions of different organs and systems. Lively and informative text is supported by clearly labelled illustrations and detailed photographs.Each book contains five hands-on activities, from testing lung capacity to making a model stomach.
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  • Brain

    Anita Ganeri

    Paperback (Evans Brothers, Sept. 1, 2006)
    This colourful science series takes a brilliantly fresh look at how the body works and introduces young readers to key scientific facts in a lively, friendly way. Simple text is illustrated with bright photographs and colourful computer generated artwork. Amazing facts and suggestions for activities help to reinforce the information, while a contents page, glossary and index make the book easy to use.

  • Blood

    Anita Ganeri

    Paperback (Evans Brothers, Sept. 1, 2006)
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  • Senses

    Anita Ganeri

    Paperback (Evans Brothers, Sept. 1, 2006)
    This colourful science series takes a brilliantly fresh look at how the body works and introduces young readers to key scientific facts in a lively, friendly way. The simple text is illustrated with bright photographs and colourful computer generated artwork. Amazing facts and suggestions for activities help to reinforce the information, while a contents page, glossary and index make the book easy to use.