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The museum of odd body leftovers : a tour of your useless parts, flaws, and other weird bits Cover Image Book

The museum of odd body leftovers : a tour of your useless parts, flaws, and other weird bits

Poliquin, Rachel 1975- (author.). Hanmer, Clayton 1978- (illustrator.).

Summary: "A perfect STEM resource: This illustrated tour of our "leftover" body parts (like the appendix, or even goosebumps) introduces readers age 7-11 to the bizarre and fascinating science of evolution. Welcome to the weirdest museum you'll ever explore--the one inside your body. Did you know your amazing, incredible body is a walking, talking museum of evolution? In The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers, tour guides Wisdom Tooth and Disappearing Kidney lead readers through a wacky museum dedicated to vestigial structures: body parts that were essential to our ancestors but are no longer useful to us--even though they're still hanging around. From goosebumps and hiccups to exploding organs and monkey muscles, each room in the museum shows us that these parts have stories to tell us about our past. By the time we make it to the gift shop, we'll understand that evolution is not only messy and imperfect, but also ongoing. Our bodies are constantly changing along with the environment we live in--and there's so much that is still unknown, just waiting to be discovered. Engaging, hilarious, and a visual treat, The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers is a place you'll want to visit again and again."--

Record details

  • ISBN: 1771647450
  • ISBN: 9781771647458
  • Physical Description: print
    79 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Publisher: Vancouver : Greystone Kids, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographic references (pages 77) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Entrance hall -- Your family tree -- The dark side -- Wisdom teeth -- Goosebumps -- The great hall of hominins -- Monkey muscles -- Hodgepodge monkey feet -- Natural selection -- Survivor hairs -- Museum storage -- Stumpy stub -- The disappearing human tail -- Scurvy -- Wrinkly fingers -- Hero hiccups -- The magnificent diappearing kidney.
Target Audience Note:
800L Lexile
Additional Physical Form available Note:
Issued also in electronic format.

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Subject:
Human anatomy Miscellanea Juvenile literature
Human body Miscellanea Juvenile literature
Human evolution Miscellanea Juvenile literature
Human physiology Miscellanea Juvenile literature
Genre:
Instructional and educational works.
Picture books.
Trivia and miscellanea.

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  • 42 of 45 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

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