human body

Muscles help us move from place to place, but they also help important parts of our bodies work, keeping us alive and well.

The chemical messengers of the human body are known as hormones, and they impact every part of the body.

Learn the ins and outs of the human digestive system, which breaks down food into nutrients and removes waste from the body.

The human body is an amazing and intricate machine, and its many parts and systems work together to keep us active and healthy! In this book, young readers will learn more about the human body, from the skeleton that gives us shape to the heart that pumps our blood to the skin that holds us together. Diagrams and pictures show how the body?s parts fit together, and fact boxes provide further details about how it all works.

Explores the science behind superhuman endurance, discussing how physical exercise benefits the mind, how people push past their limits while exercising and more.

"How many bones are in the human body? Find out all about the body and how it works in this fact-filled book. . . Art and photos give readers an up-close look at our our body parts and systems, and how they all work together to keep us going!"--.

Forensic anthropologist Bill Bass traces the rise of modern forensic science, highlighting key cases and describing the forensic methods used to investigate crimes, explaining how they can determine time of death, detect trace elements, extract DNA, and decipher crime scene clues.

"White Blood Cell, Red Blood Cell, Macrophage, and the cute little Platelets face a threat unlike any they've ever dealt with before: COVID-19! But even this threat can be defeated, as long as everyone works together. The . . . informative series comes to a close with one last tour of the hardworking body, featuring 'left shift' in the blood, retinal degeneration, and a simple bump on the noggin. But, of course, as long as there's a job to do, this team won't quit!"--Back cover.

Orphaned seventeen-year-old Molly Green is eager to start a new life in her aunt's lucrative business selling corpses to medical students, but she quickly becomes entangled in a murderer's plans.

Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text celebrate bodies of all shapes, sizes, ages, and colors, with different kinds of hair, eyes, spots, scars, and more.