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"The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of an immense world. This book welcomes us into a previously unfathomable dimension--the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. We encounter beetles that are drawn to fires (and fireworks), songbirds that can see the Earth's magnetic...
24) Your body
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�2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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This book introduces the human body, explaining what your heart and lungs do, how you see and hear, where food goes, and how skin gives you a waterproof covering.
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Human Kinetics
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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Stretching provides numerous benefits, including improved flexibility, stamina, posture and muscular strength as well as reduced muscle soreness. This guide combines step-by-step instructions for performing 86 stretches and 110 full-color anatomical illustrations highlighting the primary muscles and surrounding structures engaged.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Your hardworking heart started beating eight months before you were born and continues to beat about one hundred thousand times a day. "By the time you're seventy years old, it will have beaten about 2.5 billion times." Find out the story behind each beat on a journey through the body's circulatory system.
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¿Por qué me duele? ¿Para qué sirve que me duela? ¿Puedo vivir sin dolor?
Todos hemos experimentado dolor en algún momento de nuestra vida y, con toda seguridad, cada uno ha tratado de combatirlo con mayor o menor éxito. En este libro, a partir de los conocimientos actuales sobre la fisiología del dolor, la profesora Susana Gaytán trata de responder muchas de las preguntas que nos hacemos al respecto. De este modo, logra mostrarnos cómo el...
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Deutsch
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Mit "Du bist dein eigener Therapeut" zeigen die Autoren Andreas Alt und Bernard C. Kolster den von Nackenschmerzen geplagten Leserinnen und Lesern verblüffend einfache Wege, Beschwerden loszuwerden und eine aktive Rolle in der Therapie zu übernehmen. Dieses Buch enthält alles, was Betroffene brauchen, um ihre Nackenbeschwerden in Eigenregie therapieren und nachhaltig beseitigen bzw. entscheidend lindern zu können – von der einfachen Selbsteinschätzung...
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Build resiliency for your first responder family to meet life's challenges!
First responders are the backbone of communities throughout our country, but the challenges they face can put a lot of pressure on their families and loved ones. With that in mind, James Hyde wrote Resiliency for First Responders: Getting the Job Done No Matter What, a guide for first responders and their families.
With years of experience in trauma counseling and consulting,...
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Si su vida de familia se hubiera de representar en un escenario, ¿qué clase de obra sería?", se pregunta Eric Berne, fundador y creador del Análisis Transaccional, quien a través de su Teoría del Guion de Vida propone desentrañar el rol que asume cada persona, y que se ha configurado a partir de los mandatos conscientes e inconscientes recibidos desde el vientre materno, y que luego interpreta en el gran escenario de la vida recitando sus líneas...
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"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart of food journalist Pollan's thesis. Humans used to know how to eat well, he argues, but the balanced dietary lessons that were once passed down through generations have been confused and distorted by food industry marketers, nutritional scientists, and journalists. As a result, we face today a complex culinary landscape dense with bad advice and foods that are not "real."...
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Big deal volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Did you know that the brain is in charge of everything you do, every minute of every day? You know, like thinking about funny stuff and keeping you alive. Bestselling author Nick Seluk explains the science behind everything the brain does for you--from keeping your heart beating to remembering stuff, and make you YOU.
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W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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A riveting exploration of how microbes are transforming the way we see nature and ourselves―and could revolutionize agriculture and medicine.
Prepare to set aside what you think you know about yourself and microbes. Good health―for people and for plants―depends on Earth’s smallest creatures. The Hidden Half of Nature tells the story of our tangled relationship with microbes and their potential to revolutionize agriculture and medicine, from...
36) Nightsong
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Chiro, a young bat, is nervous about flying into the world for the first time without his mother, especially on a very dark night, but he soon learns to rely on his "song" to find his way and stay safe.
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Rodale Kids
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Puberty . . . is pretty gross for pretty much everyone. It's a smelly, hairy, sticky, and (worst of all) totally confusing time! But did you know there's a lot about puberty that makes it REALLY AWESOME? Get the whole picture with this honest, humorous, and empowering survival guide to the tween years. It's packed with straighforward illustrations, easy-to-understand scientific information, interesting studies, and tips from experts, covering everything...
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A kitchen companion to families who want to eat balanced, nutritious meals that promote good health and help them achieve a healthy weight. Author Carol Rinzler has updated the book to cover the new USDA MyPyramid, which lets people customize calorie and serving size recommendations based on activity level, sex, and age. Offering straight-talking advice on the latest low-carb and controlled-carb diet plans, this objective guide will help people make...
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Introducción a la anatomía aproximará al lector a las ciencias morfológicas, planteando un aprendizaje tanto desde la perspectiva de la anatomía sistémica como desde la topográfica, a partir de la experiencia de docentes tanto en el área de anatomía como en la enseñanza de esta ciencia en el marco de un plan de estudios basado en la enseñanza para la comprensión, en el cual se encontrará información integrada, pertinente y aplicable,...
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