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Nervous system / Jenny Mason

Author
Mason, Jenny (Children's author)
Published
New York : Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2024.
Copyright Date
©2024
Edition
First edition.
Physical Description
48 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.

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Contents
Introduction -- Sensing and doing : why do you need a peripheral nervous system? -- Signals in, signals out : how does the central nervous system work? -- Teamwork! : how does the nervous system interact with your body's other systems? -- Problems with the nervous system : what illnesses can affect the nervous system, and how are they treated? -- The doctor is in! -- Healthy habits for life -- True statistics.
Summary
"Discover the main systems of our amazing human body with this new series of books! The human brain is a natural wonder - the command center that, through a network of nerves, runs every other system in our bodies. Did you know that there are 100,000,000,000 neurons in your brain? Or that your funny bone is actually a nerve in the elbow, not a bone? Learn all this and more in Nervous System.ABOUT THE SERIES:The human body is a complex - and remarkable - machine. Digesting our food. Pumping our blood. Walking, running, and dancing. It takes our many body systems working together to keep us alive and living our lives to the fullest. This set of A True Books offers an in-depth look at our amazing bodies - one system at a time. Interesting information is presented in a fun, friendly way - and in the simplest terms possible - giving students a "behind-the-scenes" look at how their bodies work"--
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ISBN
9781339021058 (library binding)
1339021056 (library binding)
9781339021065 (paperback)
1339021064 (paperback)
9781518295362 (Paw Prints)
1518295363 (Paw Prints)
9781339021072 (ebk)
Interest Age
Ages 8-10 Scholastic Inc.
Interest Grade
Grades 4-6 Scholastic Inc.
Note
Includes index.
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