Quick view Your Mind-Bending Brain and Networking Nervouse System by Paul Mason How are memories formed? How do we learn? How does your brain control your body functions? Your Mind-Bending Brain and Networking Nervous System takes readers on an entertaining tour of the body's brain and nervous system. Every spread opens with an... View Details
Quick view Your Hardworking Heart and Spectacular Circulatory System by Paul Mason What is blood made of? Is it always red? How does blood reach your toes and travel back to the heart again? Your Hardworking Heart and Spectacular Circulatory System takes readers on an entertaining tour of the body's heart and circulatory system. Every... View Details
Quick view Your Growling Guts and Dynamic Digestive system by Paul Mason What does the liver do? What happens to all the food we eat? Why does the small intestine need to be so long? Your Growling Guts and Dynamic Digestive System takes readers on an entertaining tour of the body's different digestive organs and the process... View Details
Quick view Your Growing Body and Remarkable Reproductive System by Paul Mason Why are the first years of learning so important? What happens at puberty, and how is it different for boys and girls? Your Growing Body and Remarkable Reproductive System is a frank and sensitive journey through the body's developmental stages: how we... View Details
Quick view Your Breathtaking Lungs and Rocking Respiratory System by Paul Mason Why is breathing in harder than breathing out? Why does talking depend on breathing? Your Breathtaking Lungs and Rocking Respiratory System takes readers on an entertaining tour of the lungs and the process of breathing. Every spread opens with an... View Details
Quick view Paralympic Sports Events (Paperback) by Robin Johnson The Paralympics are a series of sporting events for elite athletes with different physical abilities. This book examines the five Paralympic winter sportsalpine skiing, cross-country skiing, biathlon, ice sledge hockey, and wheelchair curlingand the... View Details
Quick view Depression and Other Mood Disorders (Paperback) by Jon Eben Field Studies indicate that approximately four percent of adolescents experience serious depression. Depression and other mood disorders such as bipolar disorder, occur across all age groups, genders, economic classes, and ethnic groups. This informative title... View Details
Quick view Child Abuse (Paperback) by Sydney Newton This accessible and informative book examines the highly-charged issues of child maltreatment, including physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and neglect. Sensitively written by a child psychologist, Child Abuse discusses disclosure and feeling safe,... View Details
Quick view The Exciting Endocrine System: How do my glands work? by John Burstein Squirt may be a tiny gland, but young readers will learn just how important he is. This title explains the powerful effects of the pineal, pituitary, thyroid, and adrenal glands. The roles of the hypothalamus and pancreas will also be explored along with... View Details
Quick view What Is Cell Theory? by Marina Cohen This fascinating title examines the sequence of events that led to the formation of cell theory. In 1665, scientist Robert Hooke published Micrographia, the first significant work focused on miscroscopial observation. Later, Hookes groundbreaking work... View Details
Quick view Threatened Wetlands by Catherine Chambers Half the worlds wetlands have been destroyed over the last one hundred years, mostly through human activity and climate change. This fascinating book uses real-life examples to explore the destruction of our wetlands and the ways in which people can... View Details
Quick view Rowing, Sailing, and Other Sports on the Water by Jason Page Sports involving water craft have a long tradition in the Olympics. This introductory guide gives a brief outline of each of the Olympic events listed below along with fun facts, Olympic stats, and outstanding competitors. View Details