body, human

A five-year-old boy thinks his body is falling apart until he learns that new teeth grow, and hair and skin replace themselves.

Color illustrations and diagrams show what happens inside the human body during such experiences as sneezing, sweating, getting stung by a bee, having an asthma attack, vomiting, and sleeping; includes animations on a CD-ROM.

Describes the different parts of the body and uses activities and experiments to help explain how they do what they are supposed to do.

Describes the inner workings of various parts of the human body, including the heart, lungs, and skeleton.

Uses simple observations and experiments to explore the human body and how it works.

A mother-child conversation introduces the topic of sexual abuse and ways to keep one's body private.

A special field trip on the magic school bus allows Ms. Frizzle's class to get a first-hand look at major parts of the body and how they work.