Muscles: Our Muscular System – A Fun STEM Picture Book About the Human Body for Kids (Ages 6-10) (Trophy Picture Books (Paperback)) - Softcover

Simon, Seymour

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0688177204 ISBN 13: 9780688177201

Verlag: HarperCollins, 2000

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Award-winning author Seymour Simon continues his fantastic journey through the human body, teaching young readers about the different kinds of muscles within the body, from those they control to the ones that work without their even knowing it. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8. It’s a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children.

Seymour Simon knows how to explain science to kids and make it fun. He was a teacher for more than twenty years, has written more than 250 books, and has won multiple awards.

This book includes an author's note, glossary, and index and supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards.

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Seymour Simon has been called “the dean of the [children’s science book] field” by the New York Times. He has written more than 300 books for young readers and has received the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Lifetime Achievement Award for his lasting contribution to children’s science literature, the Science Books & Films Key Award for Excellence in Science Books, the Empire State Award for excellence in literature for young people, and the Educational Paperback Association Jeremiah Ludington Award. He and his wife, Liz, live in Columbia County in Upstate New York. You can visit him online at www.seymoursimon.com, where students can post on the “Seymour Science Blog” and educators can download a free four-page teacher guide to accompany this book, putting it in context with Common Core objectives. Join the growing legion of @seymoursimon fans on Twitter!

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Don't move a muscle--read all about them! Did you know that...

• Without muscles you couldn't blink--or even breathe!

• Nearly 700 muscles control your life.

• Big or small, a muscle is made up of just one cell.

• Exercise doesn't give you more muscles, but it strengthens the ones you have.

Discover how muscles make us move--and see what it really looks like under your skin.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0688177204
• ISBN 13: 9780688177201
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 32
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: HarperCollins Publishers, Product Safety Manager; enquiries@harpercollins.ie; ; HarperCollins, Macken House, 39/40 Mayor Street Upper; Dublin 1; D01 C9W8; Irland