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"We humans like to think of ourselves as highly evolved creatures. But if we are supposedly evolution's greatest creation, why do we have such bad knees? Why do we catch head colds so often--two hundred times more often than a dog? How come our wrists have so many useless bones? Why is the vast majority of our genetic code pointless? And are we really supposed to swallow and breathe through the same narrow tube? Surely there's been some kind of mistake....
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"Bill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As compulsively readable as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read owner's manual for everybody. Bill Bryson once again proves himself to be an incomparable companion as he guides us through the human body--how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself, and (unfortunately)...
4) Guts
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IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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"Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. Raina eventually returns to school, where she's dealing with the usual highs and lows: friends, not-friends, and classmates who think the school year is just one long gross-out session. It soon becomes clear that Raina's tummy trouble isn't going away... and it coincides with her worries about food, school, and changing friendships. What's going...
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In its essence, science is a way of looking at and thinking about the world. In The Life of a Leaf, Steven Vogel illuminates this approach, using the humble leaf as a model. Whether plant or person, every organism must contend with its immediate physical environment, a world that both limits what organisms can do and offers innumerable opportunities for evolving fascinating ways of challenging those limits. Here, Vogel explains these interactions,...
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"A globetrotting voyage of discovery celebrating the navigational superpowers of animals -- by land, sea, and sky. Animals plainly know where they're going, but how they get there has remained surprisingly mysterious -- until now. In Supernavigators, award-winning author David Barrie catches us up on the cutting-edge science. Here are astounding animals of every stripe: Dung beetles that steer by the light of the Milky Way. Ants and bees that rely...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 3
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"Discover the groundbreaking field of optogenetics, a biological technique that uses light to control cells in living tissue. Optogenetics helps researchers understand biochemical processes in live organisms and may someday be used to treat blindness, neural disorders, and other diseases."--
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"The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of an immense world.This book welcomes us into a previously unfathomable dimension-the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. We encounter beetles that are drawn to fires (and fireworks), songbirds that can see the Earth's magnetic...
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IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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This enthralling look at the workings of the cardiovascular system introduces young readers to the human heart and its function. Along with the heart's atria and ventricles, the book explains the circulatory system and how the blood and its pathways operate. Readers get an in-depth look at red and white blood cells, platelets, plasma, blood pressure, blood types and donors, and how the lymphatic system works with the rest of the body's organs and...
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Macmillan Audio
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2021
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"Harvard human evolutionary biologist Carole Hooven reveals the most cutting-edge research about testosterone to illuminate the real biology of masculinity and makes the case that understanding this science is critical for social progress"--
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"This illustrated nonfiction book for middle-grade readers is a comprehensive overview of the brain. It looks at the science behind how it works, how it directs our day-to-day lives and how much we don't know about this key organ in our bodies."--
"Did you know that the information inside your head travels faster than cars on the highway? Or that electricity moves around in there? Your brain is mysterious--there is a lot we know about it and even...
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Wiley
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[2017]
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Combines anatomical terminology and function so readers not only learn names and terms but also gain an understanding of how the human body works. Readers of this updated edition will come to understand the meanings of terms in anatomy and physiology, will get to know the body's anatomical structures, and will gain insights into how the structures and systems function in sickness and health.
Locating physiology on the web of knowledge. Anatomy and...
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Mit "Du bist dein eigener Therapeut" zeigen die Autoren Andreas Alt und Bernard C. Kolster den von Nackenschmerzen geplagten Leserinnen und Lesern verblüffend einfache Wege, Beschwerden loszuwerden und eine aktive Rolle in der Therapie zu übernehmen. Dieses Buch enthält alles, was Betroffene brauchen, um ihre Nackenbeschwerden in Eigenregie therapieren und nachhaltig beseitigen bzw. entscheidend lindern zu können – von der einfachen Selbsteinschätzung...
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¿Por qué me duele? ¿Para qué sirve que me duela? ¿Puedo vivir sin dolor?
Todos hemos experimentado dolor en algún momento de nuestra vida y, con toda seguridad, cada uno ha tratado de combatirlo con mayor o menor éxito. En este libro, a partir de los conocimientos actuales sobre la fisiología del dolor, la profesora Susana Gaytán trata de responder muchas de las preguntas que nos hacemos al respecto. De este modo, logra mostrarnos cómo el...
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Build resiliency for your first responder family to meet life's challenges!
First responders are the backbone of communities throughout our country, but the challenges they face can put a lot of pressure on their families and loved ones. With that in mind, James Hyde wrote Resiliency for First Responders: Getting the Job Done No Matter What, a guide for first responders and their families.
With years of experience in trauma counseling and consulting,...
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Si su vida de familia se hubiera de representar en un escenario, ¿qué clase de obra sería?", se pregunta Eric Berne, fundador y creador del Análisis Transaccional, quien a través de su Teoría del Guion de Vida propone desentrañar el rol que asume cada persona, y que se ha configurado a partir de los mandatos conscientes e inconscientes recibidos desde el vientre materno, y que luego interpreta en el gran escenario de la vida recitando sus líneas...
18) Nightsong
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IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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Chiro, a young bat, is nervous about flying into the world for the first time without his mother, especially on a very dark night, but he soon learns to rely on his "song" to find his way and stay safe.
20) Water
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Picture the water you consumed most recently. Are you seeing a glass of water, a water bottle, or maybe a water fountain? Those are all important sources, but water is actually in everything we eat, too. It s one of the most important components of food, and yet we rarely think about water until there s a problem. This book will talk about the ways your body uses water, the ways it reaches you, and the ways things can go wrong if your water is contaminated.The...
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