Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The fantastic body

Oclc number

975039078

Responsibility statement

Dr. Howard Bennett

Sub title

what makes you tick & how you get sick

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

Table Of 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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Creator