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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 2
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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..
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In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health. For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of aging that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and type 2 diabetes. Too often, it intervenes...
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"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)...
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2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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"The human body does not always have the best manners. It makes farting and belching noises, spews and sweats, and lets boogers and earwax build up. Learn about gross body functions in this sick title for reluctant readers"--Provided by the publisher.
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[2008]
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This volume tackles the human body. Divided into seven sections that connect related systems, the book covers cellular structure at the atomic scale, DNA, and metabolism; respiration and circulation; digestion and elimination; the nervous and endocrine systems; the immune system and fighting infections; the skeleton, musculature, and movement; and reproduction. Macaulay combines a detailed description with frequently whimsical, yet very informative,...
13) Skin
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[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
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"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce beginning readers to the structure and function of your skin. Includes picture glossary and index."--
17) Human body!
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2017.
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A guide to the human body describes the various parts and discusses how different systems work.
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A comprehensive guide to the human body which provides anatomical and physiological information on each system and includes diagrams, photographs, illustrations, fact boxes, special topic sidebars, glossaries, brief biographies of significant figures, a time line of medical discoveries, and more.