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No. 1-56 Memorandum I volume 131
Publisher
Bureau of Fisheries. U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Pub. Date
[1934]-©1998
Language
English
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Explores the human body through illustrations and photographs, including how our bodies are organized, the role DNA plays in our makeup, how the brain and nervous system conrol our movements, why we have dreams and memories, and how we sense the world around us..
6) Guts
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix logo, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. Raina eventually returns to school, where she's dealing with the usual highs and lows: friends, not-friends, and classmates who think the school year is just one long gross-out session. It soon becomes clear that Raina's tummy trouble isn't going away... and it coincides with her worries about food, school, and changing friendships. What's going...
Author
Publisher
The Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Anatomy professor David Bainbridge applies the science of evolutionary biology and psychology to look at women's bodies in our ancestral past, our self-image-obsessed present, and our surgically enhanced future,"--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Big deal volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Oh hey, guess what? New York Times bestseller Nick Seluk has a hilarious new nonfiction picture book all about your body's very own computer -- the brain! Have you ever thought about everything your brain does for you? It is always working to keep you alive and safe. (Plus it lets you think about funny stuff, too.) So why is the brain such a big deal? Because it makes you YOU, of course! This funny and factual picture book from Heart and Brain creator...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Follows a typical day in the life of the human body, from the early morning awakening of the senses to the nighttime return to sleep and dreams, revealing the rhythmic cycles that shape and control the body, demonstrating the importance of synchronizing ones actions to these biological rhythms, and shedding new light on other mysteries of human life.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Bill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As compulsively readable as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read owner's manual for everybody. Bill Bryson once again proves himself to be an incomparable companion as he guides us through the human body--how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself, and (unfortunately)...