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The Brain - by Seymour Simon (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Join award-winning science writer Seymour Simon as he investigates one of the body's most important organs: the brain!
- 6-10 Years
- 9.86" x 10.02" Paperback
- 32 Pages
- Juvenile Nonfiction, Science & Nature
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About the Book
These classic titles are now updated with the most recent research with the cooperation and curators from the Smithsonian's Air & Space and Natural History museums. These new editions feature full-color photos, glossaries, reference materials, and indices.Book Synopsis
Join award-winning science writer Seymour Simon as he investigates one of the body's most important organs: the brain! .
The human brain is behind everything you do. From taking your first step to creating the computer, this vital organ gives humans the ability to learn and adapt to an ever-changing world.
With clear, simple text and stunning full-color photographs, readers will learn all about our brains and how they work in this informative picture book!
Perfect for young scientists' school reports, this book supports the Common Core State Standards.
Check out these other Seymour Simon books about the Body:
- The HeartLungsBonesEyes and EarsMusclesGuts
From the Back Cover
The human brain is behind everything you do. From taking your first step to creating the computer, this vital organ gives humans the ability to learn and adapt to an ever-changing world. Learn all about your amazing, versatile brain with award-winning science writer Seymour Simon.
Review Quotes
Simon brings his deft touch to an explanation of the brain and the nervous system. His clear, concise writing style is complemented by stunning colorimages taken with radiological scanners, such as CAT scans, MRIs, and SEMs (scanning electron microscopes.) Included in his explanation are descriptions of the anatomy andfunction of the parts of the brain, long and short term memory, neurons, dentrites, and more. The layout is familiar--a page of text facing a full-page photo. There is no glossary orindex, but, as usual, the book is so well organized that they won't be missed.-- "School Library Journal," 8/97"The variety of views and the lucid presentation provide an absorbing introduction to this amazing control system that can do more jobs than the most powerful computer ever made."-- "Horn Book ," September/October, 1997 "Full-color photographs, computer simulations, drawings, and three-dimensional models are used to grand effect to clarify, explain, and celebrate the remarkably complex system ofbrain and nerves.... visually striking... the picture book format works perfectly to complement text with illustrations, but by no means indicates simplicity."--" Kirkus Reviews," 7/1/97