The Skin on Your Body
New York, NY : Britannica Educational Publishing, in association with Rosen Educational Services, 2015.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
A close-up look at the body's largest organ, this resource presents simple-to-understand information for young readers. Colorful and informative pictures complement and enhance the text and foster visual learning. The lively text explains why there are different skin textures, tones, and pigmentation, how the skin works, how we can protect it, and how the skin protects itself. Think About It, Compare and Contrast, and Vocabulary boxes also get readers to think more deeply about the text, while highlighting and defining more difficult terms.
Series: Let's find out! (Britannica Educational Publishing). Human body.
Contents:
What is skin? -- Different people, different skin -- Is skin all the same? -- The skin grows and heals -- Skin keeps us warm -- The skin glands -- A warning against danger -- How skin changes -- Hair and nails -- Skin problems -- Skin and the weather -- How to protect your skin -- Fun facts about skin.
Subjects:
Skin -- Juvenile literature.
Skin -- Diseases -- Juvenile literature.
Human body -- Juvenile literature.
Human physiology -- Juvenile literature.
Skin -- Juvenile literature.
Skin -- Diseases -- Juvenile literature.
Human body -- Juvenile literature.
Human physiology -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: Grades 3 to 6.
ISBN:
9781622756445 (library bound)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C HEALTH Body Cha | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's NonFiction | In |
C HEALTH Body Cha | North Main | Children's NonFiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.