Find out the truth about our bodies and learn exactly what makes us human in this fascinating nonfiction reader! Featuring detailed, vibrant images, diagrams, and charts that familiarize readers with digestion, the circulatory system, and bacteria in conjunction with biological and anatomical vocabulary, readers will learn all about gross anatomy, some of the amazing things our bodies can do, and how it performs day-to-day activities--from digesting...

Can YOU tell a butt from a face? Discover fascinating facts about animals with this hilarious guessing game picture book! Butt or Face offers kids a delightfully cheeky challenge: examine a close-up photo of an animal, and then guess whether you're looking at the top or the…um…bottom. The answer is revealed on the next page with a compete photo of the animal! Also included are factual animal details along with how these animals use camouflage...

"We humans like to think of ourselves as highly evolved creatures. But if we are supposedly evolution's greatest creation, why do we have such bad knees? Why do we catch head colds so often--two hundred times more often than a dog? How come our wrists have so many useless bones? Why is the vast majority of our genetic code pointless? And are we really supposed to swallow and breathe through the same narrow tube? Surely there's been some kind of mistake....

What happened along the evolutionary trail that made humans so unique? In his accessible style, Michael Gazzaniga pinpoints the change that made us thinking, sentient humans different from our predecessors. He explores what makes human brains special, the importance of language and art in defining the human condition, the nature of human consciousness, and even artificial intelligence.

"Gives young readers an introduction to the importance and function of the bones and muscles in the body"--Provided by publisher.

Kids can do their part to help heal the world and stop the pandemic by getting a COVID vaccine. After months of wearing masks, washing hands, and social distancing, kids have another way to help during the COVID-19 pandemic: they need to get a vaccine. With one little prick, kids can get protection from the virus and, in turn, help protect their family, their friends, and their community. In straightforward language, this books explains to kids how...

Discover the journey that your food takes through the digestive system in this fascinating nonfiction title! Featuring vivid diagrams and photos, fresh and informative text, and stimulating facts, readers will be engaged from cover to cover.

La coordination des fonctions exercées par les différents organes qui composent le corps des animaux repose sur des systèmes de communication qui opèrent au sein de l'organisme pour maintenir l'équilibre fonctionnel indispensable à la vie . L'un de ces systèmes est dit endocrinien, parce qu'il ...

Bien des siècles avant l'Antiquité classique, on admettait déjà un étroit rapport entre les hémisphères cérébraux et les fonctions mentales supérieures: sensation consciente, motricité volontaire, mémoire, etc. Les anciens auteurs ont abondamment spéculé sur la région des hémisphères o pouvaient...

"Gives young readers an introduction to the importance and function of the stomach"--Provided by publisher.