Title:
The amazing human body
Author:
Publication Date:
2006
Publication Information:
New York : Sterling Pub. Co., c2006.
Physical Description:
48 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
ISBN:
9781402724374
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Why is my hair straight when my friend's hair is curly? -- How good is my memory? -- Why do things look all fuzzy when they get close to my eyes? -- Can my nose get tired of smelling things? -- Do people with big ears hear better than people with small ears? -- Why do I get dizzy when I spin around in circles? -- Why do things taste funny when I have a head cold? -- Why do I have spit? -- Why are my teeth different shapes? -- Does my skin ever fall off? -- Why is milk good for my body? -- How much air can I take in when I breathe? -- What kinds of sounds does my heart make? -- Why does the doctor thump on my chest when I have a cold? -- How can I tell how fast my heart is beating? -- Are my fingerprints the same as my "toeprints?" -- Which grows faster-fingernails or toenails? -- If a mosquito is so tiny, why can I feel it land on my leg? -- Why does my tummy growl or grumble when I am hungry? -- What happens to food after I eat it? -- Why does my knee jerk when the doctor taps it with a rubber hammer? -- How fast am I growing?
Language:
English