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Publisher
Berkley
Language
English
Description
Before they became legendary writers, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, and Anne Brontë were "lady detectors" in this charming historical mystery. Not yet published novelists, they have well-honed imaginations and are expert readers. And, as Charlotte remarks, "detecting is reading between the lines--it's seeing what is not there."
Yorkshire, 1845. A young wife and mother has gone missing from her home, leaving behind two small children and a large...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
"Lupus, a disease of the immune system, can be quite deadly, claiming the lives of thousands of patients yearly. Dr. Daniel J. Wallace is one of the world's leading authorities on this disorder, an eminent clinician who has treated over 3000 lupus patients, the largest such practice in America. His The Lupus Book, originally published in 1995, immediately established itself as the most readable and helpful book on the disease. Now Dr. Wallace has...
Author
Series
Secrets of life and death volume 2
Publisher
Broadway Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Venice, 16th Century. Having undertaken a mission of the upmost discretion, occultist and scholar Edward Kelley finds the answers he seeks are more perilous than can be believed, and his ultimate salvation means confronting the darkest deeds of his past. England, 21st Century. Running from her past and hiding from her future, Jackdaw Hammond buys a new home in the middle of nowhere. But her fresh start is threatened by a wild magic similar to her...
Author
Publisher
Welbeck Children's, an imprint of Welbeck Children's Limited
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"This visual encyclopedia takes young readers on a voyage around every aspect of the human body, explaining every aspect of how the body works. The human body as you've never seen it before! This brand-new visual encyclopedia takes young readers on a fantastic voyage around every aspect of the human body. Featuring amazing CG illustrations, stunning photography and cutting-edge information, it explains every aspect of how your body works. This encyclopedia...
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Incredible pictures reveal how everything in the human body fits and works together. Shows what's inside the human body. The Human Body Encyclopedia is packed with fascinating facts and spectacular close-up photographs that make the subject accessible and fun. Covering every part of the body from major body systems to individual cells in language accessible to young children. This book is an inspiring new edition to the First Reference series and...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
More than three dozen poems describe individual parts of the body and what they do for us and for some parts, such as the face, the verses describe how we communicate nonverbally with other people. Ears have drums (but don't play them), knees wear caps (even in church), and a boneless boy turns into a human puddle in this book of wacky-and anatomically accurate-poems about our body parts. To the left of your stomach, a deep violet-red, a filter's...
72) Body science!
Series
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The skeletal and muscular systems: This program explores the characteristics and functions of the bones and joints in the human skeletal system. How the muscles, tendons, and ligaments work in conjunction with the skeletal system to provide movement for the body is shown through the use of live action demonstrations and animated sequences. Students will get an 'inside look' while learning about the interdependence of these systems and several ways...
Author
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Very important people need to know all about the amazing human body. This book has it covered, from our hair to our toes, and everything in between. Read hundreds of incredible facts about how our bodies work. Learn about bones, blood, brains, and marvelous medical moments. Discover how eating, sleeping, and playing can make you fit and strong... and much, much more." --
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Language
English
Description
"Did you know that rain sometimes falls red? Or that the equivalent of one truckload of plastic is dumped in our oceans every minute? This visually stunning book is filled with 100 fascinating facts, bright, infographic illustrations, information on ways we can help our planet and links to specially selected websites to find out more."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Discover the main systems of our amazing human body with this new series of books! The blood that flows through your body constantly brings food and oxygen to your muscles, organs, and bones and carries away waste. And it is all powered by that magnificent muscle, your heart. Did you know that your heart beats about 100,000 times a day? Or that the blood in your body travels a total of 12,000 miles daily? That's more than four times the width of...
Author
Series
Miss Peregrine volume 6
Publisher
Dutton Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The last thing Jacob Portman saw before the world went dark was a terrible, familiar face. Suddenly, he and Noor are back in the place where everything began, his grandfather's house. Jacob doesn't know how they escaped from V's loop to find themselves in Florida. But he does know one thing for certain Caul has returned. After a narrow getaway from a blood-thirsty hollow, Jacob & Noor reunite with Miss Peregrine and the peculiar children in Devil's...
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
[2004], ©1997
Language
English
Description
One of an 8-part series of adventures in a virtual science museum. This segment investigates the most complex machine of all-- the human body. Discusses what it requires for survival and describes its intricate systems. Shows how a network of signals enables us to breathe, see, hear and digest food. Examines circulation. Looks at the function of organs and cells. Shows how the brain organizes its information.
Series
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
To know about the world around us, we have five complimentary perception systems, the senses. Physical stimuli are detected by incredibly sensitive specialized organs, giving us sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Our brain processes the sensory info information to give us a conscious portrayal of our environment.
Our hands and feet perform very different functions. The hands are used to grasp, while the feet provide stability and enable the...
80) Nervous system
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"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...
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