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Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A must-read owner’s manual for every body. Take a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body in this “delightful, anecdote-propelled read” (The Boston Globe) from the author of A Short History of Nearly Everything. With a new Afterword.
“You will marvel at the brilliance and vast weirdness of your design." —The...
“You will marvel at the brilliance and vast weirdness of your design." —The...
8) Grossology
Author
Series
Publisher
Price Stern Sloan
Pub. Date
2008, c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Amusingly illustrated book explains the scientific facts of some of the more disgusting aspects of human physiology.
9) Body systems
Series
Publisher
Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Covers the 14 systems of the human body and their role and functions both from an individual organ perspective and each system as a whole, as well as what occurs when systems are not functioning properly due to injury, disease, or other causes. Entries cover the development of each body system from birth to full adult growth, as well as adjustments by the body during the senior years.
12) My amazing body
Author
Series
Publisher
Little Bee Books, an imprint of Bonnier Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Presents a simple introduction to the human body, including how the brain works, how fingernails grow, and how people breathe.
13) The human body
Author
Publisher
Viking, published by the Penguin Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
An exploration of the objects that scientists and tinkerers throughout history have invented to protect, repair, or improve our bodies.
15) Sneeze
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explore the body science of sneezes. Learn how they happen, why sneezes are healthy, and more. Lively text and bright layouts makes this a perfect fit for budding scientists asking big body questions.
16) Hiccup
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explore the body science of hiccups. Learn how they happen, what can be done to stop hiccupping, and more. Lively text and bright layouts makes this a perfect fit for budding scientists asking big body questions.
17) Burp
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explore the body science of burps. Learn how they happen, what can be done to stop burping, and more. Lively text and bright layouts make this a perfect fit for budding scientists asking big body questions.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
You don't have to be a scientist to discover and delight in silly (and gross) science facts about the human body, including how virtual reality tricks your brain, why we burp, and more!
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The hosts of the Wow in the World podcast present a laugh-out-loud, fact-filled journey through the human body that complements engaging text with jokes, quizzes and science experiments that explain basic functions and what makes the body go.
Author
Series
Publisher
Windmill Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Even the smallest bodies have over 200 bones and about 600 muscles! In this wonderful companion to elementary science topics, kids will love learning these facts and more and thinking of how they apply to their own amazing bodies. Complex topics such as the functions of the human brain are made easy to comprehend through at-level text, labeled images, and do-it-yourself activities. Fun illustrations, funny captions, and more-to-know fact boxes make...
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