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Stickmen's guide to your gurgling guts

Food is the body's fuelbut what happens to each yummy mouthful from the moment you take a bite? The Stickmen unravel the long process of digestion carried out by your winding system of guts. Learn about your stomach and its army of acids, the chemical powerhouse in your liver, and your busy kidneys that keep you toxin-free. Find out how you get energy and heat from food and how your body gets rid of the stuff it doesn't need.
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El sistema degestivo

Describes how the components of the digestive system complete the process of breaking down food, and discusses what happens when food is not properly digested. Written in Spanish.
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Lo que comemos y el sistema digestivo

An introduction to the digestive process, including how the saliva starts the process and how the stomach and intestines break down food so it can be digested properly. Also covers the digestive system of animals. In Spanish.
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Learning about the digestive and excretory systems

"Learn how these remarkable systems work together to bring us life giving nutrients and rid our bodies of waste"--Provided by publisher.

The digestive system

what makes me burp?
An introductory guide to the digestive system, describing the function of related organs--including the stomach, intestines, and kidneys--and explains the path that food travels through the human body.

El sistema digestivo

que? me hace eructar?
Photographs, illustrations, and simple Spanish text teach young readers how the digestive system works.

El aparato digestivo

Presents a children's book on how the digestive system works, how nutrients fix damaged cells, and how the stomach helps in digestion.
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The digestive system

injury, illness and health
Presents an introduction to the digestive system, explaining what it is, how it works, and its function in the human body; looks at some of the illnesses and injuries that can affect the digestive system; and offers advice on how to keep it healthy.
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My digestive system

a 4D book
Simple text and photographs explain how the digestive system helps your body get the nutrients and energy it needs. Experience augmented reality by downloading the free Capstone 4D app and scanning book pages for access to additional video content.

The science of the digestive system

Shows readers how the gastrointestinal system works to digest food.

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