Nervous System (A True Book: Your Amazing Body)

by Jenny Mason (Author)

Nervous System (A True Book: Your Amazing Body)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

Discover the main systems of our amazing human body with this new series of books! The human brain is a natural wonder ⹀ the command center that, through a network of nerves, runs every other system in our bodies.

Did you know that there are 100,000,000,000 neurons in your brain? Or that your funny bone is actually a nerve in the elbow, not a bone? Learn all this and more in Nervous System.

ABOUT THE SERIES:

The human body is a complex ⹀ and remarkable ⹀ machine. Digesting our food. Pumping our blood. Walking, running, and dancing. It takes our many body systems working together to keep us alive and living our lives to the fullest. This set of A True Books offers an in-depth look at our amazing bodies ⹀ one system at a time. Interesting information is presented in a fun, friendly way ⹀ and in the simplest terms possible ⹀ giving students a "behind-the-scenes" look at how their bodies work.

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Grades 4-6. This detailed overview introduces both the peripheral and central nervous systems (PNS and CNS). Mason explains senses and the neurons that help detect stimuli, the autonomic and somatic systems that control reflexes and voluntary actions, and the CNS, which includes the brain and the spinal cord.

School Library Journal

Gr 3-5--Have you ever wondered if you need gravity to digest food? The human body is full of fascinating parts that work together in a symphony of motion to make all of our processes work. Those systems are broken down across this series in delightful detail from the saliva on our teeth to the nerves in our toes. Each book follows a snappy fact box style with some interconnected narrative to move through the specified system. Myths are dispelled along the way, but there is a generally positive vibe as the focus is truly on what makes the body amazing. VERDICT Fans of "True Books" will love this new addition to the collection.

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Jenny Mason
Jenny Mason is a story-hunter. She explores foreign countries, canyon mazes, and burial crypts to gather the facts that make the best true tales. Jenny received an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She also holds an MPhil from Trinity College Dublin. When not researching or writing, she performs and produces Blister & Muck, The Unsolvable Mystery Podcast, at blisterandmuck.com.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781339021065
Lexile Measure
790
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
C. Press/F. Watts Trade
Publication date
February 06, 2024
Series
A True Book (Relaunch)
BISAC categories
JNF051030 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Anatomy & Physiology
Library of Congress categories
Nervous system

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