Your Digestive System: Understand It with Numbers

by Melanie Waldron

Overview

What do you know about your guts? This book is full of fascinating (and gross!) facts and figures about your digestive system.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781410959874
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2014
Series:	Your Body By Numbers
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	5.75(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.19(d)
Lexile:	940L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 11 Years

About the Author

Melanie Waldron worked in children's publishing for many years before becoming a full-time author. She has written many non-fiction books for young people and specializes in science and geography topics.

Table of Contents

Contents A food factory 4 Food, glorious food 6 Open wide! 12 The stomach churner 18 Digestive organs 22 In the intestines 26 Waste products 30 Digestive problems 38 You’re in control! 42 Test yourself! 44 Glossary 46 Find out more 47 Index 48

Editorial Reviews

The material is interesting to elementary school students, and usable mathematics material supports student interest. . . .I would recommend this for use in classes where the teacher is integrating instruction in mathematics and science in grades 3–6.

NCTM Teaching Children Mathmatics