Understanding Our Organs

by Lucy Beevor

Overview

Heart, lungs, kidneys, stomach—all these organs keep our bodies working, but what really goes on inside them? This book explores beneath the surface to find out how our organs work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781410985798
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2017
Series:	Brains, Body, Bones!
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 10.38(h) x 0.38(d)
Lexile:	790L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Lucy Beevor is an experienced editor and children's author. She has worked on hundreds of titles during her career – ranging from sharks to superheroes and everything in between! – and is the author of several nonfiction books for leading children's publishers in both the United States and UK. She was longlisted for the UK School Library Association's Information Book Award 2019 and edited the winner of the People’s Book Prize 2012.

Table of Contents

Human Organs 4

Organ Power 6

Vital Organs 10

Movers and Shakers 18

Working Together 26

See Inside: Organs 28

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

Interviews

Fun, engaging text for young readers; supports Next Gen Science Standards and curriculum topics; fascinating facts; diagrams; large color photos; glossary; index