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Describes how we use air to build our bodies and to keep ourselves alive and active.

Includes bibliography and index

"In this addition to our Magic School Bus Rides Again Branches Series, the class travels inside Carlos' nose after he develops a mysterious illness."--

Describes the parts of the lungs and respiratory system, how they function, and problems that can affect them.

Explains how human lungs and the respiratory system work, including information on the trachea, the bronchi, the diaphragm, and the vocal cords.

"We take an average of 7.5 million breaths a year and some 600 million in our lifetime, and what goes on in our body each time oxygen is taken in and carbon dioxide expelled is nothing short of miraculous. "Our lungs are the lynchpin between our bodies and the outside world," writes Dr. Michael J. Stephen. And yet, we take our lungs for granted until we're incapacitated and suddenly confronted with their vital importance. In Breath Taking, pulmonologist...

This book presents microscopic and x-ray images that take you inside the human body, comparisons between the way a human body works and the way animals' bodies work, and information on staying healthy and breathing, blowing out, huffing and puffing, and speaking and singing.

A simple explanation of how people, animals, and plants breathe.

Examines the different parts and functions of the lungs and respiratory system.

Describes the organs of the respiratory system and their functions and discusses the consequences of disease and prolonged abuse on this vital system.