| Edition |
1st U.S. ed. |
| Description |
ix, 180 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Part 1: The parts you can see -- Section 1: Head & neck -- Head -- Hair -- Face -- Eyes -- Eyelids -- Ears -- Nose -- Mouth -- Lips -- Teeth -- Tongue -- Chin -- Neck -- Adam's apple -- Facial expressions: a handy guide -- Section 2: Skin -- Skin -- Pimples -- Scabs -- Freckles -- Scars -- Your skin: an amazing cross section -- Section 3: Upper body -- Shoulders -- Chest -- Back -- Arms -- Elbows -- Funny bone -- Hands -- Fingers -- Belly -- Belly button -- Amazing things people can do with their bodies -- Section 4: Lower body -- Legs -- Butt -- Thighs -- Calves -- Ankles -- Feet -- Toes -- The Great Human Body Expedition of 1858 -- Part 2: The parts you can't see -- Section 5: Musculoskeletal system -- Skeleton -- Muscles -- Tendons -- Cartilage -- How to walk in 15 easy steps -- Section 6: Head & throat -- Brain -- Nervous system -- Spinal cord -- throat -- Larynx -- Epiglottis -- Tonsils -- The natural defense systems of the human body -- Section 7: Circulatory & respiratory systems -- Heart -- Blood -- Arteries -- Veins -- Capillaries -- Trachea -- Lungs -- Body part and body part-related superheroes -- Section 8: Digestive system -- Saliva -- Esophagus -- Stomach -- Small intestine -- Large intestine -- Gallbladder -- Liver -- Pancreas -- Kidneys -- Bladder -- Spleen -- Appendix -- Private parts -- Farts -- Where do bodies come from? -- Appendix 1: The most disgustingest parts of your body -- Appendix 2: The even more disgustingest parts of your body. |
| Summary |
Readers take a fresh approach to the human body by discovering its functions in terms that don't make their brains explode like water balloons from too much technical jargon! Sixty-eight chapters explain different parts of the body. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Study Program |
Reading Counts 3-5 9.5 5. |
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Reading Counts RC 3-5 9.5 5 Quiz: 59569. |
| Subject |
Human body -- Juvenile humor.
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Human anatomy -- Juvenile humor.
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Wit and humor, Juvenile.
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Anatomy -- Fiction.
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Humorous stories.
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| Genre/Form |
Humorous fiction.
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Humor.
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Humorous fiction.
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| Added Author |
Denton, Terry, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9780312367909 (hbk.) |
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0312367902 (hbk.) |
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9781250034069 |
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125003406X |
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