Helen Plum Library

Bots and Bods is an illustrated guide for kids looking to explore anatomy and technology and how they're related. How do we both move or sense the world? How does robot intelligence compare to our own? Middle-grade readers will find these answers and more among the four sections: • Body structures • Muscle and movement • Senses and sensors • Thinking and feelingAn accessible guide with exciting illustrations, fun facts, and special feature...

An eye-opening journey into the power of human movement and how we can harness it to optimize our brain health, boost our mood, and improve every aspect our lives. For our earliest ancestors who hunted and gathered, movement meant survival. Our brains evolved to reward physical activity. Moving, thinking, and feeling have always been inextricably linked. Yet what happens when we stop moving? Today, on average, we spend around 70 percent of our lives...

Through humor, science, and engaging illustrations, this fun and comprehensive reference book is perfect for kids who want to know more about the mysterious stuff going on inside their bodies

Dr. Gershon's groundbreaking book fills the gap between what you need to know-and what your doctor has time to tell you. Dr. Michael Gershon has devoted his career to understanding the human bowel (the stomach, esophagus, small intestine, and colon). His thirty years of research have led to an extraordinary rediscovery: nerve cells in the gut that act as a brain. This "second brain" can control our gut all by itself. Our two brains-the one in our...

Why do we walk on two legs? How do our muscles know how to work together when we dance? How does our brain work with our hands to sink a basketball? In Human Movement: How the Body Walks, Runs, Jumps, and Kicks, readers ages 12 to 15 learn the basic anatomy and physiology of the human body and discover how bones, muscles, tendons, and nerves work together to make movement possible. Bones give the body structure and the ability to stay upright. Muscles...

Many healthy 'woke' people are obsessed with gut and tiniest microbiomes that live inside it. But holistic health and balanced body isn't just about keeping the gut healthy as microbiomes don't just exist inside our gut! They are everywhere. Having dinner dates on our skin, deep in our lungs, clinging to our teeth and to the new-born babies as they pass through the birth canal. Although lauded as the key to a better understanding of health and nutrition,...

Millions of kids live with asthma. All About Asthma helps kids discover the causes, like exercise or allergies, and how to manage it. Easy-to-read text, fascinating photographs, and colorful graphics help young readers explore what's going on inside of them while learning key science concepts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Grab some friends and play tag. Take a bike ride. Go on a hike. There are so many ways to be active! Lively photos mixed with informative text will explain why we need to be active and inspire every reader to get up and move. Be Active includes a glossary, a read more section, kid-friendly Internet sites, and an index.

This title gives credit to the incredible people who have stepped up during the COVID-19 pandemic, including hospital workers like doctors and nurses. It also recognizes the unlikely heroes, such as grocery store and convenience store workers, as well as volunteers, teachers, and parents, who are all making sure our communities are cared for and our students are learning. Complete with inviting photos, bolded glossary terms, and more. Aligned to Common...

Pink eye can make your eyes red and itchy. But it doesn't last long. All About Pink Eye helps kids find out what causes pink eye and how to treat it. Easy-to-read text, fascinating photographs, and colorful graphics help young readers explore what's going on inside of them while learning key science concepts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.