Your Brain is Amazing
How the Human Mind Works
Victoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2023.
Format: Book
Description: 58 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
"This illustrated nonfiction book for middle-grade readers is a comprehensive overview of the brain. It looks at the science behind how it works, how it directs our day-to-day lives and how much we don't know about this key organ in our bodies."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction -- A macroscopic overview -- A microscopic view -- Analyzing your brain -- I didn't hit kento: frontal lobe -- I love my bunny very much: parietal lobe -- I remember my gifts: temporal lobe -- Your brain's eyes: occipital lobe -- What coordination and balance: cerebellum -- Could I forget to breathe? Brain stem -- A window to the world: the senses. Vision ; Taste ; Smell ; Hearing ; Touch -- Your brain is exciting! Emotions -- Empathy -- Your brain can be shaped -- Your memory -- Improving your memory -- Conductor of the orchestra: Executive functions -- How to take care of your brain -- Index -- Resources.
Target Audience: 950L
ISBN:
9781459832176
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C HEALTH Body System Nervous Hab | Ballentine Indoors | Children's NonFiction | Out (Due: 5/4/2024) |
C HEALTH Body System Nervous Hab | Blythewood | Children's NonFiction | Out (Due: 5/4/2024) |
"Originally published in Spanish in 2019 by Editorial Amanuta under the title Tu cerebro es genial."--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (page 58) and index.
Issued also in electronic formats.
Text in English, translated from the Spanish.
Includes bibliographical references (page 58) and index.
Issued also in electronic formats.
Text in English, translated from the Spanish.