The Digestive System (Insider's Guide to the Body)

By Ben Morrison

Book Overview

This new science and health series goes in-depth in examining how the human body operates. Each book corresponds with one of the body's eight major systems, including the muscular, circulatory, and reproductive systems. With diagrams and pictures to highlight the easy-to-read text, young readers will be transported into the inner workings of the body. A great resource for research and reports.What happens to the food you eat once it is inside your body? This book explains how the organs of the digestive system convert food into substances that the body can use for energy and for the building of new tissues. It also explains what happens when something goes wrong and food is not digested properly.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1435886968
• ISBN13: 9781435886964
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Rosen Publishing Group
• Length: 52 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 13 years and under
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 8