Describes how skin is the body's largest organ that protects all the internal parts. Explains the skin parts of epidermis, dermis, blood vessels, nerves, hair, sweat glands, and pores. Discusses how skin is different colors based on the amount of melanin in a person.
Describes what lungs look like and how they work to provide a body with the oxygen it needs to live. Explains how air that comes in through the nose and mouth travel down the trachea and into millions of air sacs in the lungs. Discusses how oxygen from the air moves throughout the body via the blood stream and how the process of coughing and sneezing removes dust from the body.
Describes how the brain looks and works to keep a body alive. Explains how the brain makes a body move, learn, make choices, and feel emotions. Discusses the cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem, spinal cord, and nerves.
Explains the circulatory system and how the heart pumps blood through arteries and veins in the human body. Discusses the role of blood in carrying nutrients and collecting waste. Looks at white blood cells and how they help bodies heal.
Takes a close look at the two hundred six bones in the human body and how they form a skeleton that provides the framework for the body and for over six hundred muscles.
Presents a children's book that describes the function of the brain, how it keeps the body alive, the different parts of the brain, and how it sends messages to the body.
