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The human body is an amazing and intricate machine, and its many parts and systems work together to keep us active and healthy! In this book, young readers will learn more about the human body, from the skeleton that gives us shape to the heart that pumps our blood to the skin that holds us together. Diagrams and pictures show how the body's parts fit together, and fact boxes provide further details about how it all works.

The human body is a bit like its own universe: each limb, organ, and body system is a remarkable world to explore. Everything functions in sync to make the body the most amazing and complex machine we know of. Fascinating facts about the body are clearly explained in this accessible and appealing narrative, which mirrors the pages of a comic book. Essential concepts are highlighted in inviting boxes and detailed diagrams. Young scientists can assess their comprehension of curricular concepts through quiz questions featured throughout.

Readers will be fascinated by this vibrant, expansive book on the function of the human body and the interplay between its systems. They will learn how bones and muscles work together, how the senses function, how speech works, and so much more with the aid of full-color illustrations, diagrams, and infographics. From the basics of what makes up the human body to the complicated control center of the brain, this guide will engage readers and impart a richer understanding of their own physical forms.

Hearts bumping, lungs pumping, and blood thumping through veins. Human bodies are full of energy, organs, and incredible systems. Readers of this engaging book get an inside look at human anatomy, learning about its many features and how they work. Detailed illustrations help readers visualize the parts and processes that allow our bodies to function. The innovative Q and A format encourages curiosity and provides accessible explanations for complex concepts. Even reluctant readers will enjoy learning bite-sized facts of cool information and searching for answers to questions they've always wondered about. This interactive book will be at home in any library and classroom.

The human body is unique, to say the least. With the help of this stimulating book, readers will learn about the fascinating ways their bodies operate, from the way their brain processes things, to the reason there is snot in their nose. Fun and relevant experiments will engage even those readers who aren't typically scientifically inclined. Creative language and colorful images will appeal to readers of many levels, while exciting activities will reinforce their understanding of important scientific concepts.

Computer science is all around us, at school, at home, and in the community. This book gives readers the essential tools they need to understand the computer science concept of collaboration. Brilliant color photographs and accessible text will engage readers and allow them to connect deeply with the concept. The computer science topic is paired with an age-appropriate curricular topic to deepen readers'learning experience and show how collaboration works in the real world. In this book, readers will learn how organs work together to keep our bodies functioning normally. This nonfiction book is paired with the fiction book My Body Systems (ISBN: 9781508137689). The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides: Vocabulary, Background knowledge, Text-dependent questions, Whole class activities, and Independent activities.

This is a stunningly comprehensive roadmap to the human body, and a vividly compelling account of the long history of the study of anatomy and the many breakthroughs that inform our current notions of the human body, health, and disease. Equally intriguing are the cutting-edge research, treatments, and procedures that continue to advance our understanding of the body, its possibilities, and its limitations including: the systems of the body, digestion and excretion, blood and circulation, breathing, muscles and bones, the nervous system, the senses and health and the immune system. Full-color photographs, illustrations, and diagrams, archival images, and intriguing fact-filled sidebars, make this a resource that is perfectly suited to both the biology classroom and the high-interest section of the library. In addition, this is a superb text to use when integrating the Common Core curriculum standards for the reading of scientific texts. It satisfies all the relevant reading standards pertaining to key ideas and details, craft and structure, integration of knowledge and ideas, range of reading, and level of text complexity.

The human body is a complex machine comprised of many different elements. It can be difficult to grasp how these components work separately yet together. The mystery of the body is unraveled in manageable, but thorough, sections with riveting illustrations.

Readers will get an up-close and personal view of the creatures that might be crawling around their own bodies even as they read. Full of gross facts and creepy pictures, this book is sure to captivate reluctant readers. Sidebars and an additional resources section enrich the text.

Meet Edward and Alicia, who teach readers the parts of the body. Each colorful dimensional paper illustration is clearly labeled, making it easy for children to follow along with the narrators and strengthen their reading skills.