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Author
Series
Publisher
New York Review Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A surreal and stunningly beautiful graphic novel about death, mourning, and family by one of the most promising young artists working today. "We buried one of dad's lungs," announces the narrator of The Tenderness of Stones. The lung is so large it takes three men to carry it--and that is just the beginning. The family looks on as, under the dispassionate orders of anonymous white-clad strangers, their father is disassembled, piece by piece: His...
Author
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
An engaging "whistle-stop" tour of the human body uses a factory metaphor to depict a CEO who dispatches orders from the brain while teams of busy workers endeavor to keep each "department" running smoothly, from lab workers mixing gastric juices in the stomach to park keepers on the skin who use sweat-gland sprinklers.
Author
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Kaboom! One nurse. Trillions of microbes. A deadly World War I battle. While treating a patient, Sister Annie Barnaby is infected by a strain of lethal bacteria. She has been helping wounded soldiers during the Battle of Poziéres in France. But her ow fight is about to begin. As the bacteria journey deep into Annie's gut, her body' microbes must fight to survive ₋ and Annie's life hangs in the balance."-- cover page 4.
Author
Publisher
The Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
An anesthesiologist and NASA adviser explores how pioneering doctors and scientists have built on findings about the body's response to extreme environments and physical challenges to develop such medical innovations as open-heart surgery, skin grafts and trauma care.
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Steeped in science, medicine and his personal hospital experience, a surgeon and TikTok sensation, in this entertaining and educational survival guide, explains the weird and wonderful bodily functions that keep us going, offering practical advice and strategies to help you thrive and take control of your day-to-day health"--
Author
Series
Professor Astro Cat volume 4
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Are our ears supposed to be a weird shape? Why do we sneeze? What is the point in having skin? The human body is one of the most complicated things in the Universe. Join Professor Astro Cat and the whole gang as they journey through all the wondrous parts of the human body, with the help of writer Dominic Walliman himself! From head to toe and everywhere in-between, there's nothing left out of this fascinating human body odyssey!
Author
Publisher
Kane Press, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A tour of the body, in which the reader learns about cells, the senses, the stomach, bones and muscles, the lungs and heart, and everything that makes the body tick. Complete with backmatter and activities"--
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Take a head-to-toe tour of the human body. Amazing 3D images reveal all your major systems in molecular detail. Discover how the nervous system works, the intricate construction of skeleton and muscles, and how your body protects itself when you are under threat."--Amazon.
154) Five senses
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"How does your body help you learn about the world around you? By using your senses! What can you see, hear, smell, taste, and touch?"--
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This three-part series uses cutting-edge graphics to reveal the surprisingly beautiful biological processes that keep one alive. Discover the ingenious ways your body develops, adapts, and endures, and witness the fascinating and finely tuned systems that keep one's body motoring, and the scientists guessing.
Author
Publisher
Ascension
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Your personal style reflects who you are -- an extraordinary creation, beautifully designed by God. Every outfit we choose holds the power to express our unique personality and identity as cherished children of God. This truth goes beyond mere clothing; personal style is a divine expression of our unrepeatable identity, reflecting the fact that we are made in God's image. In Theology of Style: Expressing the Unique and Unrepeatable You, author Lillian...
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to the Human Body Theater, where your master of ceremonies is going to lead you through a theatrical revue of each and every biological system of the human body! Starting out as a skeleton, the MC puts on a new layer of her costume (her body) with each "act." By turns goofy and intensely informative, the Human Body Theater is always accessible and always entertaining.".
Series
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The goal of the Nature & Environment Module is to ignite kids' curiosity to explore the connectedness of the natural world around them. Topics in this module include cause and effect, biology, plants, weather, geology, wildlife. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills learned in the classroom and connects them to things kids see every day."
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