regulation

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regulation

C?mo se calientan?

2005
Photographs and simple text look at how polar bears and penguins are able to maintain their body heat in cold temperatures.

Too hot? too cold?

keeping body temperature just right
Identifies the ways humans and animals adapt to changes in temperature and compares and contrasts these behaviors. Includes color illustrations and a glossary.

Energy in, energy out

food as fuel
2008
Shantelle learns about healthy eating, exercise, and beauty as she tries to become a model. Includes tips from Slim Goodbody.

Why you feel hot, why you feel cold: your body's temperature

1973
Explains how the body regulates its temperature and what happens when we get a fever.

Animals keeping warm

1989
Photographs and text depict how fur, feathers, and blubber keep animals warm in cold weather.

Animals keeping cool

1989
Describes how animals stay cool in hot weather, by such actions as wallowing in mud, burrowing, or panting.

Shivers and goose bumps

how we keep warm
1984
Describes how certain animals keep warm, how the human body loses and retains its heat, and how various types of clothing and dwellings aid in heat retention.

Warm-blooded or cold-blooded?

2009
Teaches children about the differences and similarities between warm-blooded and cold-blooded animals.

Keeping warm

1989
Photographs and text depict how fur, feathers, and blubber keep animals warm in cold weather.

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