Lungs

(Hardback)

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Award-winning science author Seymour Simon and the Smithsonian Institution follow the path of air through your respiratory system in this breathtaking new book. Without your lungs and your entire respiratory system, the rest of your body wouldnt receive the oxygen it needs to survive. You breathe more than 20,000 times each and every day. This is the first brand-new title in the Smithsonian/Collins line of Seymour Simon science books.

Author Bio

Seymour Simon has been called the dean of the [children's science book] field by the New York Times. He has written more than 300 books for young readers and has received the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Lifetime Achievement Award for his lasting contribution to children's science literature, the Science Books & Films Key Award for Excellence in Science Books, the Empire State Award for excellence in literature for young people, and the Educational Paperback Association Jeremiah Ludington Award. He and his wife, Liz, live in Upstate New York. You can visit him online at www.seymoursimon.com.