50 Body Questions: A Book That Spills Its Guts
Unbelievable facts about an amazing specimen—YOU!
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 Annick’s 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’s complex workings. Kids will love fnding the answers to questions such as:

• Do blood cells travel single fle? (In our capillaries, blood cells have to squeeze through one at a time.)
• How is your spine like a racetrack? (Messages race down the nerves in your spinal cord faster than a NASCAR driver.)
• Is your brain like plastic? (Your brain’s ability to change is called “plasticity.”)
• Are there aliens inside you? (The invasion of microscopic living organisms started the moment you were born.)
You’ll discover how people avoided epidemics in ancient Pakistan and why your goldfish can see things you can’t. Hilarious illustrations will keep kids laughing as they learn.

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50 Body Questions: A Book That Spills Its Guts
Unbelievable facts about an amazing specimen—YOU!
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 Annick’s 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’s complex workings. Kids will love fnding the answers to questions such as:

• Do blood cells travel single fle? (In our capillaries, blood cells have to squeeze through one at a time.)
• How is your spine like a racetrack? (Messages race down the nerves in your spinal cord faster than a NASCAR driver.)
• Is your brain like plastic? (Your brain’s ability to change is called “plasticity.”)
• Are there aliens inside you? (The invasion of microscopic living organisms started the moment you were born.)
You’ll discover how people avoided epidemics in ancient Pakistan and why your goldfish can see things you can’t. Hilarious illustrations will keep kids laughing as they learn.

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50 Body Questions: A Book That Spills Its Guts

50 Body Questions: A Book That Spills Its Guts

50 Body Questions: A Book That Spills Its Guts

50 Body Questions: A Book That Spills Its Guts

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Unbelievable facts about an amazing specimen—YOU!
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 Annick’s 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’s complex workings. Kids will love fnding the answers to questions such as:

• Do blood cells travel single fle? (In our capillaries, blood cells have to squeeze through one at a time.)
• How is your spine like a racetrack? (Messages race down the nerves in your spinal cord faster than a NASCAR driver.)
• Is your brain like plastic? (Your brain’s ability to change is called “plasticity.”)
• Are there aliens inside you? (The invasion of microscopic living organisms started the moment you were born.)
You’ll discover how people avoided epidemics in ancient Pakistan and why your goldfish can see things you can’t. Hilarious illustrations will keep kids laughing as they learn.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781554516124
Publisher: Annick Press, Limited
Publication date: 02/06/2014
Series: 50 Questions
Pages: 108
Product dimensions: 6.90(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile: 880L (what's this?)
Age Range: 9 - 11 Years

About the Author

Tanya Lloyd Kyi is the popular author of numerous books for young readers. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Ross Kinnaird is an illustrator who has worked in London, Sydney, and Hong Kong. He lives in Auckland, New Zealand.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Welcome to the Body Shop 2

Chapter 1 That Takes Guts 4

Chapter 2 Blood Ties 16

Chapter 3 Form and Function 27

Chapter 4 Armed Invaders 39

Chapter 5 Sense and Feeling 52

Chapter 6 Gray Matters 66

Chapter 7 How Shocking! 80

Conclusion: High-Tech Humans 92

Glossary 94

Further Reading 98

Selected Sources

Index 102

About the Author & Illustrator 105

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