This book presents microscopic and x-ray images that take you inside the human body, comparisons between the way a human body works and the way animals' bodies work, and information on staying healthy and keeping your body able to bend, throw, grip, walk, and run.

Can you imagine living and working under the sea? It's the reality for some scientists, who inhabit laboratories deep at the bottom of the ocean. Research on the Edge - Ocean Lab is a gripping look at the daily lives of these scientists, and the vital research they carry out in extreme conditions. Discover the difficulties of setting up an ocean lab and the challenges of supplying equipment and necessities to the workers. Children can read about the...

Discusses what vitamins and minerals are, how they are digested, absorbed, and used by the body, and the role of these substances in a healthy diet.

Answers common questions about the repiratory system.

This book presents microscopic and x-ray images that take you inside the human body, comparisons between the way a human body works and the way animals' bodies work, and information on how to stay healthy by keeping clean, eating well, exercising, sleeping, and avoiding germs.

Text and photographs show the development of a duckling from hatching to eight weeks old.

Answers common questions about allergies.

An introduction to dental hygiene that describes teeth, explains what causes tooth decay, discusses how to properly clean teeth and what makes them stronger, and includes related activities.