Wonders of the Human Body

Alejandro Algarra, Eva Milanovic

Description

Every second of the day and night - without you even realizing it - your body is working so that you can play, sleep, eat and live. In this book, you will find the answers to certain questions such as: Why do you sneeze? What is your navel for? Why are your bones so hard? Why do you have the hiccups? You will learn about your heart, blood, digestive system and more. Because your body is an incredible machine!

Sujets

• 0-6 ans
• Éveil
• Corps humain
• Science
• Nature
• Anatomy
• Physiology
• Juvenile Nonfiction

Informations

• Publié par: Pomango
• Date de parution: 01 avril 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9782924812358
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 22 Mo

Extrait

Alejandro Algarra / Marta Fàbrega
Adapted by Eva Milanovic












Alejandro Algarra Marta Fàbrega





Contents


We are all different 5
and special… 5
…but at the same time, we are all the same 7
Small but important: cells 9
A load of bones 10
Bones that protect 12
Bones so you can move 14
What happens when you break a bone? 16


My bones grow: I grow 18
The body in motion 21
Muscles come in pairs 22
I bend and straighten my arm 24
Muscles to express yourself 26
Exercise! 28
My body’s engine 30
Heartbeats 32
A vital liquid 34
The perfect blend 36






Blood circulation 39
Other jobs the blood does 40
We keep our blood clean 42
I have to go to the bathroom! 44
Lungs for breathing 47
Inhale… exhale… 48
Why do I get hiccups? 50
Coughing and sneezing 52
Almost magical cords 54
Different teeth for different jobs 56
From baby teeth to permanent teeth 58
Mealtime: fuel for our bodies 60
A really long tube 62
The end of digestion 64
A healthy diet is best 67
Our body’s mainframe 68


The best messaging service: the nerves 71
Thinking, remembering, feeling 72
Faster than lightning 74
Senses for discovering the world 77
Sight 78
Hearing 80
Smell 82
Taste 85
Touch 87
The body’s biggest organ 88
Careful with the sun! 91
Hair and nails: they never stop growing 92
What’s the bellybutton for? 94




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We are all


different


and special…


We’re all different. Isn’t that wonderful? Every person is different from everyone else. No one has eyes exactly like yours. Your face may look like the face of someone in your family, but it’s not exactly the same. Even identical twins are actually a little different.
You know that some people are taller and some people are shorter. Some people have lighter skin or hair, and other people have darker skin or hair. But there’s one thing you should know, and this is always true: I’m unique!


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…but at the same time,


we are all


the same


We’re all the same. Don’t you think that’s wonderful too? Although we’re both unique and different from everyone else, we basically have the same body. What does that mean? It’s easy: your body is the same as your parents’ bodies, your grandma’s, and your neighbour’s. It’s also the same as the body of a child living on the other side of the world, in another country with different weather and a different culture. No matter where you live, the human body always has the same bones, muscles, organs and senses. All bodies also have skin, hair and fingernails.


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Small but


important: cells


We are made up of billions and billions of cells. What is a cell? Cells are to the body what bricks are to a house, except that cells are so tiny you can’t see them – but they’re there! They form your skin, your bones, your organs… your whole body. Cells are alive: they are born, then they grow, breathe etc. There are different types of cells and each type has its purpose. One single cell doesn’t do much, but when lots of them work together, they can do incredible things.


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A load of


bones


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The skeleton is one of the most important parts of the body. It’s made up of a large number of bones, which are all interconnected.
There are long bones and flat bones, extremely small bones and very large bones. How many bones do you think we have? When we’re born, we have over 300 but as we grow, some join together so that, when we’re older, we end up with 206. That’s still quite a lot!


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Bones that


protect


Touch your head. Do you feel how hard it is? Bones are really hard because their job is to protect the important parts of the body that are soft and fragile. The skull is a group of bones in your head. It protects the brain, just like the coconut shell protects the soft meat inside. Other extremely important bones in the body are the ribs, which protect the lungs and heart, and the spine, which protects part of the nervous system.


Skull


Brain


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Spine


Ribs


Lungs


Heart


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