Frank Carlson Library

"In an isolated chateau, as far north as north goes, the baron's doctor has died. The doctor's replacement has a mystery to solve: discovering how the Institute lost track of one of its many bodies. For hundreds of years the Interprovincial Medical Institute has grown by taking root in young minds and shaping them into doctors, replacing every human practitioner of medicine. The Institute is here to help humanity, to cure and to cut, to cradle and...

"From fingers that tickle to bellies that need to be gobbled up, toddlers will love playing and laughing, as they learn the names of their body parts."--Publisher's website.

"Frank Einstein (kid-genius, scientist, and inventor) and his best friend Watson, along with Klink (a self-assembled artificial-intelligence entity), and Klank (a mostly self-assembled and artificial almost intelligence entity), once again find themselves in competition with T. Edison, their classmate and archrival--this time in the quest to unlock the power behind the science of the human body"-- Provided by publisher.

"Why do we yawn? Are left-handed people more creative? Why do we have fingerprints? When it comes to our bodies, there are a whole lot of questions we're still trying to answer. Get ready to explore the unknown and discover how scientists are working to solve the mysteries of the human body"--

"Take a look in the mirror. The human body has baffled doctors and scientists for thousands of years. Sometimes the truth is more complicated than we originally thought. Get the real facts about your body, and drop the fibs!"--

A picture book for toddlers describes various parts of the human body.

Did you know that when you blush, you blush all over...even inside your stomach? Or that more than one billion people are infected with hookworm, meaning 10 million litres/22 million pints of blood is sucked from people's intestines every day? Our goblin narrator and friends will reveal just how amazing your body is, in ways you might never imagine! You'll learn the amazing truth about what goes on inside your body, the invisible invaders it is home...

Diagrams and infographics explain how the body works, covering topics such as the senses, bones, muscles, and digestive system.

"Inside a barn in Ann Arbor, Michigan, a scientist searching for an Alzheimer's cure throws a switch--and finds herself mysteriously transported into her husband's body. What begins as a botched experiment will change her life--and the world--forever. Over two decades later, all across the planet, 'flash' technology allows individuals the ability to transfer their consciousness into other bodies for specified periods, paid, registered and legal. Society...