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Learn about the circulatory system, which carries blood to and from the heart and moves oxygen, nutrients, and more throughout the body.

A story about Ms. Frizzle's class teaches young readers about the human heart and circulatory system.

"This book explores sickle cell disease and how people with the disease manage it. It examines how sickle cell affects daily life, work, and school, and it explains the latest treatments available"--Amazon.

An introduction to the body's circulatory system.

In a world divided by blood--those with common, Red blood serve the Silver-blooded elite, who are gifted with superhuman abilities--seventeen-year-old Mare, a Red, discovers she has an ability of her own. To cover up this impossibility, the king forces her to play the role of a lost Silver princess and betroths her to one of his own sons. But Mare risks everything and uses her new position to help the Scarlet Guard--a growing Red rebellion--even as her heart tugs her in an impossible direction.

Mare Barrow, whose blood is red, like all common folk, but who possesses Silver-blood magical abilities, flees from the betrayal of Maven, formerly the prince and her friend. Now king, Maven becomes vindictive, vowing to put Mare and other Red-and-Silver fighters to work for his kingdom, or else be destroyed. Mare must use her abilities to protect herself and advance the cause of all who are like her, while toeing the line between being champion and monster.

"Two women on either side of the Silver-Red divide tell the stories no one else knows. Discover the truth of Norta's bloody past in these two ... prequels to ... Red Queen."--Provided by publisher.

Simple text and illustrations introduce the life and legacy of African American surgeon Charles Drew who set up blood banks in the U.S. Includes interactive questions, a timeline, and a glossary.

"From bruises to clots, scabs, and arteries, learn all about the human circulatory system in disgusting detail." --.

Readers will receive straightforward information on how HIV and AIDS is contracted, what behaviors are low versus high risk, and the experience of getting tested.