Physiology category: 1850 books

At some point during the last 100,000 years, humans began exhibiting traits and behavior that distinguished us from other animals, eventually creating language, art, religion, bicycles, spacecraft, and nuclear weapons—all within a heartbeat of evolutionary time. Now, faced with the threat of nuclear...

La première imagerie sonorisée sur ibookstore ! Découvrez les imageries interactives, spécialement pensées pour les tout-petits. Il suffit d'appuyer sur l'image pour écouter le texte. De la tête aux pieds, familiarisez votre enfant avec son corps. Du bout du nez au tout-petit doigt...

In 1944 a groundbreaking operation repaired the congenital heart defect known as blue baby syndrome. The operation's success brought the surgeon Alfred Blalock international fame and paved the way for open-heart surgery. But the technique had been painstakingly developed by Vivien Thomas, Blalock's...

Some feet can smell. We don't mean they stink. Some animals actually have feet that smell things like your nose does. Some animals even taste with their feet! Some animals eat with their feet, or use them to swim. Others use their feet to hunt or to dig holes. Even if they don't smell, feet are wonderful...

Bacteria, archaea, algae, fungi, protozoans, animals, and plants consist of one or more cells. DNA controls how the cell reproduces and functions, and determines which traits are inherited from previous generations. In eukaryotes, the DNA is contained within a nucleus. Plants, animals, fungi, and...

Ten thousand years ago, life was different. People were nomadic, and their life spans were short. During this time, people practiced trepanning, one of the early human medical procedures. Today, the diseases that wiped out millions just a few hundred years ago have been completely eradicated thanks...

Arthur is carefully working on his science fair project -- a model of the human heart -- when an overexcited Pal runs through and ruins it! Will Arthur's friends be able to help -- and in time for the fair?

Becoming a Grasshopper covers each stage in a grasshopper’s metamorphosis from a tiny egg to an adult. Carefully chosen photographs accompany the copy, so readers can see and understand a butterfly’s amazing transformation clearly. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.

Do you know what’s the best way to explain biology to kids? You use storytelling. You use characters that would attract the attention and active participation of a child’s imagination. It is by these that a child can remember even the littlest details read from informative books like theses. Encourage...

Help your child understand what his/her senses are with this easy-to-remember informative book. Deserving of a place in your mini-library, the book kicks off with a description of body parts before moving on to each sense. Absorption of information is made easy through a written description followed...

This appealing biography will have children engaged and inspired as they learn about Gregor Mendel and his discovery of how genetics works. The supportive text, accessible glossary, and helpful index work in conjunction with the intriguing facts and alluring images to provide readers with an interesting...

So you have bones and they keep your body erect. They allow you to do many things like walking, sitting and running. But what exactly are they made of and what happens when they got broken? Are bones bendy? Let’s explore the answers to these questions by going over the pages of this biology book for kids. Grab a copy today!

Riding a bicycle, learning a new language, catching a ball, reading a book: these activities and everything else we see, hear, feel, and do are made possible by the soft, whitish-pink substance inside our heads called the brain.   And yet, we take for granted many of the amazing things our...

Your body is a busy place. There's always something happening. From digestion to respiration, discover how the systems in your body work together to keep you strong. This title supports NGSS From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes.