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The fantastic body : what makes you tick & how you get sick / Dr. Howard Bennett.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Emmaus, PA : Rodale Kids, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: vii, 248 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781623368890
  • 1623368898
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Give me some skin -- Hair today, gone tomorrow -- Hard as nails -- The eyes have it -- Getting nosy -- Play it by ear -- Plusses about sinuses -- Open wide : your mouth and throat -- Pipe down : your larynx and trachea -- Down the hatch : your esophagus -- Can you stomach it? -- Long story short : your small intestine (and its neighbors) -- The gut stops here : your large intestine -- The bone zone -- Muscle madness -- One good pump deserves another -- In with the good air, out with the bad -- In the red : the basics of blood -- The pee, the whole pee, and nothing but the pee -- The Defense Department -- A nod to nodes -- Who's the boss? -- That makes senses -- The land of the glands -- Cells speak louder than words -- Your life as a fetus -- Knowing about growing -- The good, the bad, and the awkward : puberty -- What's cooking? -- A word about sleep -- Exercise and you -- Surviving a doctor visit.
Summary: Through humor, science, and engaging illustrations, this fun and comprehensive reference book is perfect for kids who want to know more about the mysterious stuff going on inside their bodies.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 612 B471 Available 33111008537256
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A comprehensive guide to the human body meets hilarious kid humor in this gorgeous full color book filled with more than 1,000 diagrams and fun facts!

Written by a pediatrician, this is the ultimate kids' reference guide to the human body! Jam-packed with fun facts, cool diagrams, and gross stories galore, this go-to guide will captivate curious readers for hours on end. Kids can also take their learning beyond reading the book, with DIY projects that demonstrate different body functions and tips for making their regular checkups less scary.

Through humor, science, and engaging illustrations, this fun and comprehensive anatomy book is the perfect gift for kids wanting to know more about the mysterious stuff going on inside their bodies.

Through humor, science, and engaging illustrations, this fun and comprehensive reference book is perfect for kids who want to know more about the mysterious stuff going on inside their bodies.

Includes index.

Give me some skin -- Hair today, gone tomorrow -- Hard as nails -- The eyes have it -- Getting nosy -- Play it by ear -- Plusses about sinuses -- Open wide : your mouth and throat -- Pipe down : your larynx and trachea -- Down the hatch : your esophagus -- Can you stomach it? -- Long story short : your small intestine (and its neighbors) -- The gut stops here : your large intestine -- The bone zone -- Muscle madness -- One good pump deserves another -- In with the good air, out with the bad -- In the red : the basics of blood -- The pee, the whole pee, and nothing but the pee -- The Defense Department -- A nod to nodes -- Who's the boss? -- That makes senses -- The land of the glands -- Cells speak louder than words -- Your life as a fetus -- Knowing about growing -- The good, the bad, and the awkward : puberty -- What's cooking? -- A word about sleep -- Exercise and you -- Surviving a doctor visit.

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