physiology

Looks at the ways in which different animals use their ears, eyes, mouths, noses, feet, and tails.

Describes the ears and sense of hearing of such diverse animals as the beetle, dolphin, drum fish, oilbird, and snake.

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Presents information and over one hundred quizzes, games, journal pages, and checklists on the changes that happen to girls during puberty.

Describes the heart, blood, and other parts of the body's circulatory system and explains how each component functions.

Simple, repetitive text and detailed photographs introduce young readers to the insect world, describing how bugs see, taste, touch, smell, and hear.

Simple text and colorful illustrations demonstrate animal senses and defenses in a question and answer format. One track of sound disc has page-turn signals. Includes bonus tracks of animal facts.