"Janice VanCleave loves to teach kids about science. She's the award-winning author of more than 30 books, including the bestselling 'Science for Every Kid' and 'Spectacular Science Projects' series." Source: The book's back cover. The illustrator, Michele Nidenhoff, has illustrated multiple children's books and her work has appeared in various magazines and educational publications. "[This work] [p]resents simple experiments answering such questions about the human body as 'Why does my skin pucker up when I take a long bath?' 'Why are my bones hard?' and 'How much breath do I have?'" Source: Summary from the title page. The reviewer for 'School Library Journal' said of this work, "[It has] stunningly clear, direct, and informative projects." The appendix has section summaries for categories of the body, such as skin, circulation, digestion, etc. A glossary is provided and the book is well indexed.

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/US$ 20.00 Jossey-Bass 1998-06-01, 1998. Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1. 0471129348. Seller Inventory # 515323