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Me and My Amazing Body

Written by Joan Sweeney and Illustrated by Ed Miller

What is under your skin? Why do you have bones? What do your muscles do? Where does the food that...

Pre-K - 2nd
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History Busters: The Truth (and Myths) About the Human Body

Written by L. A. Peacock

True or false? Your skull is one solid bone. All your teeth are shaped the same. Your smallest...

2nd - 4th
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Brain Games (National Geographic Kids)

Written and Illustrated by Jennifer Swanson
QUICK: Name the most powerful and complex supercomputer ever built. Give up? Here’s a hint: It’s...
3rd - 7th
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Eyes, Nose, Fingers, And Toes

Written by Judy Hindley and Illustrated by Brita Granström
From a wiggle of their shoulders to a stomp of their feet, a group of lovable toddlers joyfully...
Pre-K - K
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15921

Muscles: Our Muscular System

Written and Illustrated by Seymour Simon
Don't move a muscle--read all about them! Did you know that... Without muscles you couldn't blink...
K - 5th
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See, Hear, Smell, Taste, Touch (National Geoographic)

Written and Illustrated by Andrew Collins
With brief text, photographs, age-appropriate diagrams, and simple experiments, this book brings...
1st - 4th
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15912

The Bones You Own (National Geographic Kids)

Written by Becky Baines
Why does a baby have about 350 bones, but his mom just over 200? Why are my bones hidden—not like a...
K - 3rd
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15922

The Digestive System

Written by Taylor-Butler and Christine and Illustrated by Christine
Introduces the digestive system, including the digestive process, the organs involved in digestion...
2nd - 4th
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15899

The Heart: Our Circulatory System

Written and Illustrated by Seymour Simon
By the time you finish reading these words, your heart may have beaten up to 50 times. As you walk...
K - 4th
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15925

The Human Brain (National Geographic)

Written and Illustrated by Kathleen Simpson
The Human Brain aligns young readers with top scientists, doctors, and researchers from around the...
5th - 7th
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Ultimate Bodypedia (National Geographic Kids)

Written and Illustrated by Patricia Daniels
This fun, smart guide to the human body answers kids' questions and engages them with amazing facts...
2nd - 5th
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15923

What Makes You Cough, Sneeze, Burp, Hiccup, Blink, Yawn, Sweat, And Shiver?

Written and Illustrated by Jean Stangl
Describes what makes people cough, sneeze, burp, yawn and have other such reflex responses and...
3rd - 5th
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Why I Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup And Yawn

Written by Melvin Berger and Illustrated by Paul Meisel
Have you ever wondered what makes you sneeze when you're in a dusty room? Or shiver when you get out...
Pre-K - 4th

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