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Record Nr.

UNINA9910158641603321

Autore

Canavan Thomas

Titolo

Is your hair stronger than steel? : questions about hair, skin, and teeth / / by Thomas Canavan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : PowerKids Press, , 2017

�2017

ISBN

1-4994-3201-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations

Collana

Human Body FAQ

Disciplina

612.799

Soggetti

Hair

Skin

Teeth

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Why do we need skin and hair? -- How thick is your skin? -- Why do we get scabs on our skin? -- Why do people have different color hair? -- Why don't women have beards? -- Why don't women go bald? -- Why do we have eyebrows? -- Why do we get chapped lips? -- Why do we grow two sets of teeth? -- What causes a toothache? -- Why don't humans have claws? -- Why do I have to shower>? -- How does everything work together?

Sommario/riassunto

"Why don't women have beards? Why do we get chapped lips? This book about the workings of the human body will answer these questions and more! Readers will explore the splendidly strange ins and outs of why we have teeth, what eyebrows do, and how skin protects a body. Young readers will be inspired to expand their understanding of what makes a persons body look and function the way it does. Fact boxes and colorful photographs will attract readers attention, bringing curricular topics to life in a fun and exciting way"--Provided by publisher.