Description
Unbelievable facts about an amazing specimen鈥擸OU!
Most of us eat, run, or sleep without thinking about it. But our bodies are masterful machines of intricate design that perform amazing feats daily.
The fifth book in 91暗网破解版鈥檚 successful 50 Questions series guides readers through the details of how our bodies function, from the miracles of genetics, to immune cells shaped like sea monsters.
With her engaging, lucid style, Lloyd Kyi incorporates recent scientific research to explain our body鈥檚 complex workings. Kids will love fnding the answers to questions such as:
鈥� Do blood cells travel single fle? (In our capillaries, blood cells have to squeeze through one at a time.)
鈥� How is your spine like a racetrack? (Messages race down the nerves in your spinal cord faster than a NASCAR driver.)
鈥� Is your brain like plastic? (Your brain鈥檚 ability to change is called 鈥減lasticity.鈥�)
鈥� Can your lungs take a hike? (Your lungs and blood vessels adapt to altitude changes.)
鈥� Are there aliens inside you? (The invasion of microscopic living organisms started the moment you were born.)
You鈥檒l discover how people avoided epidemics in ancient Pakistan and why your goldfish can see things you can鈥檛. Hilarious illustrations will keep kids laughing as they learn.
Awards
- Nominated, SIlver Birch Award, Ontario Library Association 2015
- Joint winner, Best Books for Kids & Teens, Canadian Children鈥檚 Book Centre 2014
Reviews
鈥淚 like reading the 50 Questions books because even if I know a lot about a particular subject, I always still learn something new.鈥�
- Second Bookshelf on the Right, 04/18/14
鈥淭he writing style and humorous illustrations provide information in a way that will be appealing to a variety of readers while still allowing readers to use this book as a source for assignments.鈥�
- CM Reviews, 04/25/14
鈥淎 tour (de force) through the human body that鈥檚 eminently understandable and entertaining and even often quite funny.鈥�
- Kirkus, *starred review, 05/19/14
鈥淏oth graphic and lyrical, this text contains a wealth of information in a unique format.鈥�
- Resource Links, 06/14
鈥淎 fun and quirky romp through human anatomy.鈥�
- School Library Journal, 09/01/14
鈥淭his informative question-and-answer format book is accompanied by humorous illustrations on each page.鈥�
- Exeter Times-Advocate, 11/13/14
鈥淲ith humor, relevance, and fascinating trivia, this book suggests that no topic concerning physiology should be taboo and that, in spite of its ickiness, the human body is truly amazing.鈥�
- Booklist, 12/15/14
鈥淎n amazing idea with so much information that even the non-biology minded of us can enjoy it.鈥�
- Moon Shine Art Spot, 12/14/14
鈥淔un and informative, and readers will keep turning pages.鈥�
- Library Media Connection, 03/15